Opinion

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

Much of what we classify as misconduct consists not of ethical failings but of unevenly distributed opportunities to acquire skills, says Nick Cartwright

Defining domestic quality on our own terms would incentivise investment in local labs, affordable tuition and community-facing projects, says Nahid Neazy

Among the elements of the shared core grammar all students need, mathematics and philosophy deserve special mention, says Manu Kapur

Since the war began, increasing numbers of dissenting students have been dragged through disciplinary procedures, says Roohola Ramezani

Institutions whose managers are unaccountable to their staff can never be truly civic universities, says Krzysztof Nawratek  

With Andy Burnham’s new government announcing plans to scrap the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, we discuss what this could mean for UK research

Creating and then scrapping DSIT in the space of little more than three years wastes valuable time, but what really matters is the clout and aptitude of ministers

Concerns about quality and price will not go away any time soon, but neither will student demand, says Pushkar

Whitehall rearrangements are disruptive, but what matters more than departmental arrangements is the people in charge, says Nick Hillman

Supervisors should involve doctoral students with conducting, writing up and publishing experiments straight away, says Adrian Furnham

Degrees are not the place to turn to if we want to reduce the number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, says Mark Morrin

Dundee’s proposal comes just as a hiring spree in Silicon Valley is raising the ceiling on what a philosophy degree can lead to, says Oisín Keohane 

If loan eligibility thresholds are to be designed in a way that protects vital second-chance routes into higher education, they might not be strong enough to achieve ministers’ aims; a more precise solution might be more appropriate, writes Chris Havergal

A room full of international educators half a world away reminded me what my priorities as an acting college president should be, says Jonathan Becker

AI does not make robust learning any less vital. We need a mechanism to ensure the cost pays off for those committed to it, says Alan Finkel

If the government implements only half of the accord, it will kill off postgraduate options for low-SES students, says Jesse Gardner-Russell 

Approaches involving active participation by students would provide richer insights than multiple-choice surveys, says Hannah Fox

As the child of working-class immigrants, I am so grateful for the doors of understanding and opportunity the arts opened for me, says Davina Quinlivan 

At last week’s HE debate, a host of Oxford-associated grandees made the usual points while the sector continued to melt down, says Andrew McRae

Author inflation is global but is being exacerbated in the UK by an exercise that fails to take account of individual contribution, says Chen Su

We discuss what the next three years could hold for UK universities under an Andy Burnham premiership