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STEM subjects are important, too, but the creative economy employs more young people than any other sector, says Stuart Croft

If passable essays can be generated in seconds, should educators refocus on originality and style ¨C or reframe assessment entirely, asks Andrew Moore

The political will is there, but doubts remain about whether supply and demand will follow suit, say Peter Wolstencroft and Elizabeth Whitfield

Displaced people need better study options, including in the locations where they are based, say Gentille Dusenge, Jackson Byiringiro, and Isaac Ayuen

The shocking loss of two students¡¯ lives in Nottingham attacks is a sharp reminder of the precious individuals behind the data

ChatGPT¡¯s ability to churn out mediocre papers should lead us to reappraise how research is carried out, reported and evaluated, says Martyn Hammersley

Five years on, higher education¡¯s attitude towards student-faculty relationships is very different, says a UK-based academic

Asean governments and institutions have to focus on developing academic leaders to advance the region¡¯s sector, says Norzaini Azman

Climate income schemes can help institutions live up to declarations of a climate emergency, say Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs and Wolfram M?bius

The country¡¯s National Education Policy aims to build a quality internationalised and marketised sector. But, says Saumen Chattopadhyay, it faces many entrenched challenges

Infrastructure might be repaired, but the loss of historical artefacts and Sudan¡¯s reputation for safety are irreparable, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok  

Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation¡¯s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China

Funders and administrators regularly praise the benefits of cross-departmental research, yet damaging schisms remain, says Jonathan Goodman

International collaboration on tackling global problems has never been more important, say Chris Husbands and John Dewar 

Carrying out this increasingly herculean task effectively is beyond most universities¡¯ capacity. The burden should be shared, says David Hardstaff

It is widely accepted that Indian curricula need to become more relevant. Links with the business community are key, says Amarjit Singh

Tracking doctoral alumni in other sectors would inform departments about what their specific training allows graduates to do, says Patrick Walsh

So far, Russianists have been strangely resistant to confronting imperialistic, Russocentric narratives, says Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed

Our report suggests the discipline is struggling in the UK amid low funding and methodological clashes, say four academics

The route will ease the staffing crisis by widening access, but apprentices will have to pass the same professional exams as everyone else, says Nichola Hay

Ministers¡¯ metric-based boasts about the country¡¯s scientific prowess are belied by the reality, as a recent incident illustrates, says Roohola Ramezani

Outrage at cases of falsely claimed Native identities is fuelled by the conflation of positionality with academic merit, says Jonathan Zimmerman

With a UK general election potentially less than a year away, there is no better time for academics to influence political thinking, says ex-MP Natascha Engel

Much has changed since Tony Blair declared his priorities to be ¡®education, education, education¡¯. Could better communications help restore relations?

Parents have been misled by UK universities about the support available to students, and Parliament must intervene, says Lee Fryatt

Aligning Kurdistan¡¯s higher education system with European norms has given hope to Iraq¡¯s students, but international help is still needed, say Aram Mohamad Qadir and Amanj Saeed

Historically black colleges offer a useful blueprint on how academic administrators can support progressive change, says John Silvanus Wilson Jr

With just 50 sub-Saharan journals listed in Scopus, it¡¯s time to consider how citation indexes are holding back scholarly publishing in Africa, argue David Mills and Natasha Robinson

Having discussed the gender critical philosopher¡¯s work with students, it¡¯s hard to accept her gloomy assessment of silenced people, says Tony Lang

Strong financial health at sector level conceals wide institutional variation. If growth is choked off, whole universities could fail, says James Brackley

Universities are places where ideas are proposed and improved. It shouldn¡¯t be so hard to discuss an issue with far-reaching implications, say 20 academics

Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions ¨C but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba

While other nations are reaching saturation point, the US has the scope to derive greater benefit from international education, says Allan Goodman

International students spend billions in the UK and the vast majority return home. So why do anti-immigration measures target them, asks Ben Moore

Reaching out to a trusted community reminded Karen Spierling why she values academia enough to defend it in the public arena

Tackling racism within institutions is a crucial first step, says Nick Braisby, three years on from a murder that shook the world 

The banning of scientific messages about risks in pregnancy is yet another damaging imposition on academia, says Roohola Ramezani

Universities face criticism for getting into financial difficulties ¨C but deliberate policy decisions are leaving the squeezed middle high and dry

The idea that humans¡¯ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders

The powerful are willing to sacrifice the well-being of those who challenge them. Why are they allowed to get away with it, asks Mark Geoghegan

Senior management may be responding to national requirements, but fundamental, sustainable change needs more work, says Pat O¡¯Connor

Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar

Even journals that have removed paywalls retain their bias towards certain types of author ¨C and their prejudice against others, says Katie Stripe

Reinforcing public support for student immigration is vital amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from politicians, says Wendy Alexander

Increased contributions to the Teachers¡¯ Pensions Scheme will require cuts to student support services, warns Graham Baldwin

Even temporary immigrants can easily be blamed for social ills, but we need political solutions, not crackdowns, says Keith Burnett 

A misinformed rush to churn out employable graduates combined with a zero-sum budgeting approach is denuding other departments, says Harvey Graff

A new registration condition, complaints scheme and system of penalties all require careful thought, says Jamie Roberts

If academics are serious about tackling global warming, they can¡¯t wait for the cavalry to show up ¨C they are the cavalry, says Tony Chan

Decline is not inevitable: there is plenty that university leaders can do to shore up students¡¯ interest in these crucial subjects, says Kathryn Shailer

Self-employment teaches valuable skills and offers more flexibility to fit work around academic and domestic demands, says Robert Phillips

Abundant myths and historical stereotypes are sustaining the harmful notion that girls just don¡¯t like mathematical subjects, says Athene Donald

Experts must push back against politicians who feel free to supplant or distort their views for ideological gain, says Arthur Caplan

Disparities of wealth are becoming ever more extreme, yet researchers continue to focus their attention on the poor, laments Michael Marinetto

Good people who fail to put themselves forward are in no position to carp about their ¡®overlords¡¯, says Bruce Macfarlane

Short time horizons and a focus on cost-efficiency are limiting production of truly groundbreaking research, say Moqi Groen-Xu and Peter Coveney

It is vital for librarians to work proactively with tech firms to address the limitations and biases of the likes of ChatGPT, says Leo S. Lo

Raising the visibility of scientific breakthroughs with high-profile awards builds public trust and inspires the innovators of the future, says Richard Friend

Offering payment has risks, but it could expand the pool of willing reviewers beyond those on permanent academic salaries, says Duncan Money 

Even academics, never mind practitioners, will rarely read beyond an underwhelming and uninformative summary, says Maia Chankseliani