We need to talk about free education
As student loan debt in the UK passes £100 billion, Sir Keith Burnett says it’s time we faced up to the real cost of tuition fees and debt
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What’s the use of education? Amartya Sen puts the case for the defence
Matthew Reisz enjoys an evening in the company of a Nobel Laureate and academic superstar
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If your university brand disappeared overnight, would anyone miss it?
Research suggests that most brands are instantly forgettable – but what can universities do to stay memorable? Max du Bois takes a look
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European universities call for research funding boost
Institutions say Commission should divert structural funds into modernising academic systems
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Funding cuts pit US university leaders against states
Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education
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Deaf scholars take the lead with new book and conference
Volume is first to be written and edited entirely by deaf academics
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Canada relaxes immigration process for visiting academics
International professors on short stays will no longer need a work permit
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Anti-Turnitin scholars call for rethink on tackling plagiarism
Company accused of profiting from students’ intellectual property
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Senior staff pay-offs ‘must not reward poor performance’
Hefce tells English universities that confidentiality agreements should be ‘the exception rather than the norm’
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THE to launch European Teaching Excellence Rankings
Having put students and teaching quality at the heart of its US rankings, THE intends to extend its innovative approach to Europe. Phil Baty writes
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Exam standards need standardisation
The wild variations in the proportions of top grades awarded by different departments and universities must be addressed, says Bernard Rivers
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Community spirit: universities redefining how students learn
Sara Ladrón de Guevara and Anthony Monaco on why institutions should collaborate with their neighbours to develop ideas and solve local problems
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‘Lobbyists for hire’ undermine academic authority, says professor
HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money
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Safe spaces need scholars’ help, not their scorn
Campus safe spaces are bad for democracy and open debate, but academics must respond to the genuine concerns they represent, says James Wicks