ADVERTISEMENTOpinion ‘Discretion’ should have no place in determining degree classificationsNow is the time for action on the UK’s R&D spending targetDigital infrastructure is crucial to scientific progressThe real threat to free speech on campus is the NDAMy bags are packed and I’m ready to go – back to workChoosing a PhD lab: should we fix the advice or fix the system?A master’s degree is not about getting research resultsNo, minister, England’s free speech bill is a Holocaust deniers’ charterCivil partnerships: dos and don’ts for successful industry collaborationHistory’s confinement to older universities must not be repeated Academics must become more engaged in the open access struggleAI-only proctoring is risky and doesn’t work. We’re not doing it any moreUniversities must promote innovation and creativity in a post-Covid worldUniversities need to look disaster resilience in the eyeRage or engage?India has renewed push for mutual recognition of qualificationsJournals must stop blocking critical commentsUniversities should not swat the public intellectual gadflyThe pandemic will accelerate higher education’s privatisation in IndiaAn ERA with impact needs broad and excellent researchThe UK’s new employment scheme is failing students and graduatesThe perils of studying far-right extremism must be surmountedReliance on journal rankings is undermining academic integrityDoes the UK need medical schools?SDGs propelled our impact from the local to the global Meeting the SDGs demands a step change in collaborative researchResearch and innovation are the key to tackling climate changeLet’s give the UK’s new high-risk research funder a chanceThe return of in-person exams will be a relief – including to invigilatorsInnovative learning environments are key to unlocking Africa’s potentialUniversities need a better menu of defences against cyber-vulturesFemale leaders, throw those ‘boys’ undermining you a curveballOther professions don’t tolerate public rudeness. Why do academics?Levelling up research funding requires a fine balanceUniversities’ humanities provision should never become historyAllowing more international students into the US would be a win-win1525354470