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Sonal Minocha recalls her own experience as an international student and argues that post-study work visas must be brought back

Legal scholars say threats to sue individual academics over industrial action may expose institutions to greater liability

Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby

Chris Cobb and Maurice Frankel debate the pros and cons

Ferdinand von Prondzynski welcomes planned legislation that addresses key university governance issues

With cuts looming on the horizon, the sector cannot afford to relent in pressing the case to protect the research budget

Students must mobilise on the streets and build alliances to win free education, says Deborah Hermanns

Policies on immigration often conflict with sector ambitions regarding overseas students and signal a turbulent spell ahead

Fear and loathing in the academy

Anne Corbett flags the ones to watch among commissioners for 2014-19

Employee review websites have the potential to change university cultures, says Alexandra Blakemore

Alan Ryan on the parallels between Moocs and the early days of The Open University

University leaders must lead the debate on realistic workloads, says Doris Ruth Eikhof

Ahead of the Being Human festival, the professor of American literature considers their importance

Cara Aitchison on how the University of St Mark & St John will honour fallen students and graduates

Aftershocks following the austerity reforms of 2010 are still being felt, with mature students particularly hard hit

The recognition of East German academic titles, including PhDs issued by the State Security Ministry, remains controversial, writes Brian Bloch

Thoughts on academic work and property

Stephen Mumford on why academics must take back some control over the process

Ansgar Allen questions the motives of a growing band of champions

Knowledge, not exotic travel, should be students’ number one priority, argues Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Sally Hunt explains why union members are taking action this week over changes to pensions

The government unleashed private providers to change the sector, but has there been a tide of creative disruption?

The future of the Collège International de Philosophie, a legacy of Jacques Derrida, is at risk, warns Martin McQuillan

Shahidha Bari on the flawed, yet fascinating, admissions process

An academic who suffered sexual harassment criticises the secrecy surrounding such cases

Universities are not doing enough to help scholars navigate the ethical dilemmas, argues Jean Grugel

Michael Power considers the implications of academics being monitored in ever more and increasingly disparate aspects of work

A blogger gets to the bottom of tale concerning a physicist whose name means ‘total asshole’ in Italian

With a court judgment imminent, Chris Cobb reflects on the legal tussle over the future of the institute

Alistair McCulloch wonders if those seeking to expand research assessment beyond the UK are a bit too parochial in their ambitions

Universities collecting data to monitor performance must be transparent and in sync with academic work and goals

Kevin Fong advises academics to scale the silo walls occasionally to regenerate their careers

The ‘Yes’ vote of the heart was trumped by unanswered concerns about currency, pensions and university research, writes Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Nick Hillman considers the likelihood of the government taking concrete steps to help postgraduate students before the election

Universities need to ensure that those with everyday contact with young people recognise and challenge abuse, says Miriam David

We urgently need to confront grade inflation, poor-value degrees, unequal access and lack of contact time, writes Jamie Martin

Employers respond to ‘scare stories’ around proposed changes to USS pension scheme

Co-ordinated approach the only way out of policy mess, conference to hear

Alan Ruby reflects on an unscripted display of the differences between national research communities

Courage, or lack of it, can spur people to achieve, but everyone must decide for themselves how far out to stick their neck

Ahead of the annual Battle of Ideas Festival, we asked you to tell us what you think is missing from the country-wide canvassing of university student views