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Addressing the sector¡¯s woes has, at best, been kicked down the road to next year¡¯s spending review. How disappointing, says Nick Hillman

Misleading claims that some undergraduates are unjustly receiving extra help obscure how many universities are actually failing to provide sufficient support to disabled students, says Chris Pepin-Neff

Devolving research and skills funding to metro mayors would allow universities to drive innovation-led economic growth, says Neal Juster

Concerns around scholars using excessive self-citations are valid, but banning them entirely is not the right approach, says David Watkins 

With ethnic minority students missing disproportionately more classes, traditional timetabling risks widening attainment gaps, says Christopher Byrne

With its focus on breakthrough research and innovation, Manuel Heitor¡¯s plan for European research should be commended, says Jan Palmowski

Wales¡¯ groundbreaking Medr must boldly rethink how education and training work for society and the economy, says Ellen Hazelkorn

Tailored guidance, standards, tools and infrastructure are needed to make data more accessible and interoperable across the globe, says Daniel Keirs

THE¡¯s flagship summit began with a focus on immediate funding woes but ended with a reaffirmation of universities¡¯ founding principles

Better to work with an exercise that justifies block funding and drives many desirable behaviours within universities, say Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett

A ¡®Fortress Australia¡¯ that remains open to international trade and talent needs an educated, innovative and globally minded population, says Philipp Ivanov 

Credentialing is a key good offered by universities, but giving some students more help than others undermines it, says Justin Noia

Some days all I can do is watch Gilmore Girls. But on others I may come up with an idea that changes my whole research field, says Vikky Leaney

Prioritising volume over quality by abolishing master¡¯s-level funding will damage the pipeline of skilled workers, says Tyler Harvey-Cowlishaw

Let's not overlook the transformative power of education to spark curiosity, build resilience and drive positive change, says Rahim Somani

Civil servants appreciate a relational approach that responds to their needs and convenes evidence they will actually find useful, says Sally Hogg

If elected, I will use my vast experience of higher education to help Oxford lead the way through the big challenges facing UK HE, says David Willetts

Speaking Spanish is seen as a problem to be erased. But in Puerto Rico it is key to our success, say Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and H¨¦ctor Jos¨¦ Huyke

Policymakers must recognise that international education is a lifeline for low- and middle-income countries, say Maia Chankseliani and Joonghyun Kwak

UUK¡¯s Blueprint is right to call for greater FE-HE collaboration so both sectors can complement each other¡¯s strengths, say Sam Parrett and Nick Whitehouse

English higher education is already very diverse. Aggressive top-down attempts to diversify it further will do more harm than good, says B.V.E. Hyde