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Intervention required to address the issue of under-representation, say Susanne Choi Yuk Ping and Sally Ka-wing Lo

David Bignell reflects on the trials and tribulations of scholarly life in London

Karen Shook speaks to the author of SlutWalk: Feminism, Activism and Media

Obama Administration’s pivot to Asia ignores the fact that young Americans wishing to study abroad prefer Europe, says Trina Vargo

Carrying out research in the field, what’s the worst that could happen?

Some managers take a punitive attitude to academics as a result of the NSS, finds Jo Frankham

The scramble for places is no longer about courses and universities that nobody else wants, writes Matthew Andrews

GCSE results will become more relevant to the higher education sector as A-level reforms are implemented, says Ross Renton

With individuals and institutions alike calculating potential costs of Brexit, recouping loans from EU students can’t be ignored

The eminent sociologist is entitled to draw on his long lifetime of thought, but should probably be clearer about the extent to which he is doing so, says Paul Jump

Don’t let the sneering scare you; the medium is the best fit for some projects, argues Richard Sugg

Shahidha Bari on academics’ strange relationship with the idea of failure

Kate MacDonald reflects on playing the student name game in the Belgian academy

The full impact of the abolition of the cap on student numbers won’t be felt immediately, suggests Emran Mian

As ministers and schools lose patience with GCSE and A-level grade and fee inflation, Louis Goddard looks to the past for new solutions

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Phil Baty explains why hundreds of research papers will not be considered when compiling the next ÌÇÐÄVlog rankings

Matthew Reisz reflects on some academics' desire to be joylessly patronizing

Want more women to study for a physics degree? Stop asking for a physics A level, says Peter Coles

Matthew Reisz reflects on his own prejudices as he asks who really associates with such general terminology

Twitter users offer examples of academics with unusual names, following research by Dr Boring

The full text of the former president of South Africa’s speech at the THE Africa Universities Summit

Ditching and devaluing ‘soft’ subjects puts creative arts in jeopardy, warns Sarah Rowlands

The 2015-16 THE rankings will be most inclusive ever

We don’t need to ‘fix the women’, we need to fix the system, says Dame Athene Donald

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Two universities’ no-holds-barred recruitment battle was unedifying; more dispiriting is to see that China’s best and brightest prefer to study abroad, says Hong Bing

Research is pinpointing ways to make feedback more useful to undergraduates and teachers alike. David Carless writes

Pro bono advice on campus is an engagement with student training at its core, says Zahir Irani

As clearing budgets spiral, universities risk prioritising headcount over finding the right fit for their brand, warns Simon Pride

Loans could push up the price of master’s courses, but with such degrees becoming sine qua nons, should fees be restrained?

Older academics need to make room for the young, says Sally Feldman

Are universities’ recruitment tactics always in the students’ best interests? Robert Allison thinks not

ÌÇÐÄVlog encouraged its followers to reveal their top tips ahead of clearing

As A-level results day approaches, Victoria Bateman urges the next generation of students to believe in themselves and ignore the ‘careless talk’

And Lord of the Rings is about being a PhD student, explains Jeremy Singer

Institutions must adapt as employers shun Ucas points and degrees, says Paul Redmond

Why do we let people get away with it? asks John Field

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Belgian academia looks enticing and accommodating to UK postgraduates, but Kate Macdonald found that it was for locals only

We should pay attention to undergraduates’ physical and mental health, finances, ambitions and expectations, argue David Bell, Marina Della Giusta and Antonia Fernandez

Andrew Palmer on using the thinktank approach to solve problems that conventional research could take years to answer

What price will we pay for taking the humanities for granted? asks Christopher Bigsby

Peer review may not spot fraud – so universities need to be vigilant in tackling any wrongdoing among their staff

Understanding the reading brain can help academics and students improve, says Yellowlees Douglas

The ‘first women’s museum in the UK’ turned out to be dedicated to Jack the Ripper. ‘Activist academic’ Lisa Mckenzie wants scholars to protest

Is there too much focus on access to the Ivy League? Paul Fain reports for Inside Higher Ed

Teachers have selected 100 books pupils should read before leaving secondary school. What do they tell us? Robert Eaglestone takes a look

Sir Keith Burnett considers the challenges of introducing a teaching excellence framework

Editor John Gill reflects on the inaugural ÌÇÐÄVlog Africa Universities Summit

Megan Dunn, NUS president, on the need for universities and students’ unions to work in partnership

Asking R&D-heavy companies to help plug gaps in the science budget has implicit appeal but, in reality, only increased public spending is likely to keep global firms in the UK, says Paul Jump

Holly Else looks at how the rising cost of university study might affect willingness to study at postgraduate level

Chris Havergal blogs from the ÌÇÐÄVlog Africa Universities Summit

Books editor Karen Shook introduces our latest literary podcast

Concern that quantity, not quality will be prioritised as higher education marketplace opens up

It’s a pity the efforts of myriad institutions striving daily to help students of diverse backgrounds are eclipsed by Ivy League tales, says Alan Ruby

John Gilbey fretted over telling those he worked with of his cancer – needlessly, for they were all caring and supportive

Should autonomous vehicles have ethics programmed in? asks Alan Ryan

Changing current students’ debt repayment terms would damage public faith in government, say John Thompson and Bahram Bekhradnia