Without understanding how feedback operates, it is difficult for students to appreciate but connecting it to high grades could attract them, says David Carless
The partnership between VinGroup and Cornell to establish a world-class university in Vietnam has many challenges to overcome, starting with gaining the trust of local students and parents, argues Matthew D. Edward
After tweeting an anecdote of an academic responding to her email the same day as their child was born, Rachael Pells was surprised by the response from other academics on Twitter
The demands of the job take their toll, but rigorous application of the smell test can limit the damage, say Stephen Joel Trachtenberg and Francine Trachtenberg
Abu Dhabi鈥檚 forward-thinking policies for higher education have already borne fruit, and point towards a bright future for the UAE, says Tod A. Laursen
We鈥檝e dropped the term 鈥楤RICS鈥 not to disparage any country鈥檚 feats but rather to recognise an expanding world of strength and diversity, says Phil Baty
The US president鈥檚 rhetoric against Latin America has deterred the region鈥檚 brightest students, which will benefit its universities, says J. Salvador Peralta
Professors Autonomy, Mastery and Meaning hold characteristics beneficial for any academic they supervise, but they also have drawbacks, says Peter Francis
Based on her satirical attacks on the Prince of Wales鈥 bravado and immaturity, the author would have plenty to say about the current US president, says Jocelyn Harris
Providing quality feedback to members of the public who contribute to academic research will improve the researcher-public relationship and the quality of the work, says Elspeth Mathie
With millions of young people needing skills for a modern economy, the country is seeking to make bespoke reforms to overhaul its rote-based education system, says David Smith
Embracing immersive content would aid public engagement and bring research and teaching closer together, argue Vincent Tong, Sam Smidt and Matilda Katan
Schemes asking us to transform our workplaces in the name of equality, diversity and inclusivity are failing. It鈥檚 time to hold our institutions to account, says Rebecca Harrison
Sajid Javid鈥檚 career shows the power of UK higher education 鈥 he should work to ensure that more young people can follow in his footsteps, says John Latham
Ahead of the British Council's Going Global conference in Malaysia, Simon Baker shows how local impact data could unlock new perspectives on global higher education
As Malaysian politicians flirt with fee-free higher education, our Asia-Pacific editor John Ross, reflects on how promises of free tuition are often at the detriment of more useful policy
If the legislative requirements to respond to gender pay gaps are perceived as weak, the moral imperative for universities to act is strong, argues Anthony Forster
Ahead of the 糖心Vlog Research Excellence Summit in the Czech Republic, Jan Palmowski summarises the changes needed to unlock the research potential in new Europe
After publishing a collection of narratives from women of colour in academia, Deborah Gabriel has seen how personal experiences of whiteness can make progress towards racial equality
Politicians鈥 disparagement of historian鈥檚 research signals that alternative interpretations of the city state鈥檚 past will not be tolerated, says Linda Lim
Efforts to reclaim imperial history from so-called 鈥榩olitically correct鈥 professors have little to do with genuine academic debate, argue James McDougall and Kim Wagner
Using the Retail Price Index to calculate student loans only leaves students with more debt and the government with a future income shortfall, argues Will Ing
The Office for Students鈥 arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
The tabloid campaign to save the Open University has forced ministers to review a crisis precipitated by their party鈥檚 higher education policy, writes John Gill
Growing up working class meant Michelle Deininger was more worried about money than academic aspirations, but after a second chance she managed to complete her PhD
The UK's first-ever Twitter-only teaching and learning conference shows academic symposia with international reach can be organised on a shoestring, say Natalie Lafferty and Pat Lockley
The framing of the Peter Horrocks row misses the bigger issue underlying the conflict and the opportunity to sketch out a vibrant future for this important national institution, say Mark Brandon, Joe Smith and Martin Weller
Emerging online threats and tough new penalties for data breaches are forcing universities to take cyber security more seriously than ever, says Kamal Bechkoum
University strategising in the days before JoJo, BoJo and Brexit was more back-patting than visionary, but what universities need now is a plan for survival, says John Cater
The Cambridge Analytica controversy flags up the ethical perils of research with Big Data 鈥 especially when it has commercial potential, says John Holmwood
