Opinion

As knowledge is appropriated for political power, universities must insist on research collaboration as a common public good, says Jan Palmowski

Whatever the merits of his own appointment, time-honoured processes still disadvantage minorities. It’s time for external oversight, says Shamit Saggar

A “no surprises” approach to regulation is good, but there was no surprise in the Sussex case because it was predetermined, says Sasha Roseneil

Tongji University’s announcement that even tenured positions will be subject to performance review is likely to be mimicked elsewhere, says Grace Chau

We discuss how as Western countries have tightened their stances on international student recruitment, Asian countries have been quietly capitalising on these changes in student behaviour

As Awami League supporters are targeted, academics must be prohibited from adopting partisan political affiliations on campuses, says Nahid Neazy

To avoid undermining policy priorities, significant decisions affecting universities and students must be centrally managed, says Rachel Hewitt

The closure of a domestic pathway that helped prepare Koreans for overseas study means recruitment from the country will get harder, says Kyuseok Kim

AI use is being framed as a binary of permitted or cheating, when for second-language writers it is a question of learning, says Özgür Çelik

Commercial events have persuaded me that intractable human problems can be overcome, but I’ve also been driven mad by flaky consultants’ glib analyses, says Adrian Furnham

Devolved powers can better integrate the post-16 system but England’s national architecture pulls in the other direction, say Nic Beech, Fran Darlington-Pollock and John Blake

Policy does not by itself reshape the informal norms, expectations and networks that govern opportunity, say Saismit Naik and Satavisha De

More than just publicising our claims, we should acknowledge uncertainty and invite challenge and response, says Ahmet Soylu

Situating the law and its concerns in their historical, political, sociological and cultural contexts is more relevant than ever, says Noam Schimmel

We discuss the environmental implications of mass GenAI adoption across higher education and why universities are failing to account for its use in their quest to reduce carbon emissions

Neuroscientist Claudia Schrauwen says doctoral students are too eager to apologise for the limitations of their research rather than celebrate what they have found

Rush to integrate artificial intelligence indiscriminately across the curriculum ignores the true purpose of higher education, say Jelena Belic and Kritika Maheshwari 

Threatening sanctions for unauthorised AI use is having no impact on rampant student cheating. Only a ban can save critical thinking in classrooms, says Deborah Rogers

The man I met was kind and engaging. While the questions we asked of him were justified, that doesn’t make his death any less tragic, writes Tom Williams

Star-studded and surprisingly dark, Christopher Nolan’s retelling of Homer’s epic is resonating with students at a deep level, says Robert Zaretsky

Stress-testing academic arguments for weaknesses is uncomfortable for scholars but it should never have become controversial, says Ian Pace

Arrival of generative artificial intelligence and aggressive recruitment tactics by UK universities show why post-qualifications admissions must finally be implemented, says Gianina Harvey-Brewin

Fixating on the remarkable life story of ex-University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday did a disservice to black scholars, says Femi Owolade

A distressed institution is unlikely to have the cash, management bandwidth and capacity to absorb disruption required by a merger, says David Lloyd

From next spring, Martyn’s Law will mandate proportionate arrangements to protect staff, students and visitors, says Laura Gibb

Rather than relying on an annual survey, governance procedures need regular intelligence on AI developments, says Nick McIntosh

My investigation into alleged plagiarism was undertaken seriously – journalistic enquiries should not be a matter for Scotland Yard, writes THE reporter Jack Grove

We discuss why a leaked exam paper sparked mass protest in India, culminating in the resignation of a government minister and the promise of reform

Students can quickly improve their financial literacy when universities make space to teach it, say Sercan Demiralay and Hatice Gaye Gencer

Acceptance is not surrender. It is about getting beyond a policing obsession and rethinking what assessment aims to measure, says Shadi Mohamed

In examining sociologist’s PhD thesis, our journalists were seeking to address matters of legitimate public interest, writes Chris Havergal

Forcing Chinese nationals to identify themselves to institutional IT systems publicly stamps them as risks to be monitored, says Hu Chao

Recognition of genuine engagement in knowledge exchange frameworks would send a clear signal about institutional priorities, says Chi Ying Lam