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In virtually all our endeavours in the academy, collaboration is valued ¨C so why is the classroom an exception, ask Kwong Nui Sim and Michael Cowling

Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul

¡®Warming up¡¯ the screen needs to become a priority for educators, especially for video-based tutorials and seminars, says Lucinda McKnight

Global university networks, enhanced by technology, will offer students more flexibility over where to study, says Youmin Xi

Mastering the art of saying 'no' is one way academics can protect themselves from spiralling workloads, says psychology lecturer Dean Fido

As Netflix¡¯s film on Sutton Hoo illustrates, collaboration between academic and commercial research enriches understanding of history, says Susan Greaney

We must find ways to balance integrity, privacy, accessibility, workload and student expectations, say Jennifer Lawrence and Kylie Day

The discipline¡¯s existence reflects an enduring Western belief in the inferiority of knowledge production specific to different cultures, says David Simon

An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies

Fighting discrimination is a must, but the IHRA document undermines that fight and threatens free speech, says Hagit Borer

This swift transformation highlights who among our students we think are worthy of learning and who we choose to leave behind, says Clare Mullaney

Reduced tuition fees and more hardship scholarships would help those watching Zoom lectures while working on checkouts, says Barbara Franz

His experience teaching in Iraq has underlined for Jack R. Williams the perils of simply extrapolating from personal experience

Flexibility around degree provision is the only way to ensure that workforces are equipped for the future, says Liz Barnes

It will do no harm to find colleagues who understand the role of social, economic and cultural backgrounds in academia, says Carole Binns

The ¡®feel¡¯ for a person that comes from encountering them in their home is difficult to replicate in depth online, says Graham Crow

Announced increases in hardship funding are not enough, while missed educational opportunities must be replaced, says Paul Blomfield

Academics might have scrambled to adjust to online teaching but their expertise has taken flight and merits a global platform to share it

With US enrolment numbers falling off a cliff, the future is ripe for deep, cross-border partnerships between institutions, says Rick Shangraw

People who teach digital skills in a computer lab know that students aren¡¯t always as adept as they might pretend to be, says Elizabeth Losh

Shocking lapses in scientific standards show why renewed scrutiny of existing literature and new anti-fraud measures are needed, says David A. Sanders

It¡¯s highly likely that one result of the pandemic will be a significant improvement in higher education throughout the region, says Liz Reisberg

English universities are making huge efforts to support students through the pandemic, but the government must play its part, says Anthony Forster

Encouraging pandemic-hit graduates to continue their studies will only delay problems unless universities embrace student employability, says Sabrina Wang

Continuous professional development must become an integral part of the academic career path, not a mere ¡®extracurricular¡¯ endeavour, says Alexandra Mihai

Applying emotion science allows us to motivate students and help them focus, pay attention and connect more deeply, says Flower Darby

Forthcoming policies on ¡®low-value courses¡¯ and grade inflation must acknowledge how pandemic will hit graduate prospects and undergraduate preparedness for years to come, says QAA deputy chief executive Vicki Stott

Compulsory Covid jabs for students may seem sensible but would discriminate against minorities, says Zachary Michael Jack

Like retailers, institutions must adapt to new circumstances by accelerating transformation or face long-term extinction, says Paul Baines

Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague

Despite the strong rhetoric currently en vogue, an end to lectures entirely would be an intellectual loss, says Se¨¢n Williams

The never-ending checklist of skills required by academia means careers advice is rarely consistent, says Maarten van Smeden

Online teaching has allowed less-confident students, so often female, to create for themselves a space in which to speak, says Madeleine Davies

The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse

The move online allows students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and learn from a variety of sources, says Tom Collinson

Online graduation rates are much lower than those for conventional degrees. It¡¯s time to ¡®re-personalise¡¯ remote learning, says Ormond Simpson

Researchers should campaign with the public to build back better, say Stephen Bradley, Jessica Butler and Chris Chambers

When students can¡¯t or won¡¯t cross borders, universities can do it instead, says Wing Lam

The unique skills that academics bring to local projects underline that they change lives well beyond the lecture theatre, says Zahir Irani

Based on interviews with university presidents over the past year, Jon McNaughtan identifies three areas that all campus leaders should focus on during any crisis

Biden must unravel the whole sordid mass of restrictive laws and venomous vitriol that drove down overseas enrolments, says Aditya Sharma

Universities have developed a Covid vaccine; helping to restore economic purpose to hollowed-out regions like the US Midwest is no less urgent

My student is right to wonder out loud why learning in college must be a forced march rather than a playful adventure, says Gregory Skutches

It won¡¯t be long before we¡¯re all looking to immersive technology to further students¡¯ learning, says Mary Matheson

Universities should partner with students instead of treating them like passive recipients of our superior knowledge, says Simone Buitendijk

Only losers focus on excellent science. Better to cook the books, spin the wheel and trust to cronies, say Robert de Vries and John Jerrim

Russia may still have no universities in the world¡¯s top 100, but its 5-100 Project has made progress, says Philip Altbach

Providing opportunities for entrepreneurism and learning from start-up culture is no longer a cool optional extra for universities ? it is a necessity, says Sam Robertson

Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford

Legislation is urgently needed to ensure good governance and fair pay and conditions, says Nahid Neazy

It is often forgotten that this group suffers from even worse educational outcomes than white, working-class boys, says Nick Braisby 

The new coronavirus variant means that the costs to public health outweigh any pedagogic benefits of reopening campuses sooner, says Simon Williams

Amid mass online instruction, universities need to up their game around digital safeguarding and student welfare, say Andy Phippen and Emma Bond

Senior administrators should serve the greater good, not pander to their most powerful stakeholders, says Kathy Johnson Bowles

Cyberpsychology expert Linda Kaye says it¡¯s crucial that we understand the personal, social and educational implications of the shift to online teaching and learning

New research shows that inadequate oversight is leaving institutions dangerously exposed, says Andrew Kakabadse

With new lockdowns upon us, it¡¯s time students received the financial relief they deserve, says David Green

The president-elect may have academic connections, but the path from campus to cabinet is rarely travelled successfully, say three political scientists

Having surveyed thousands of instructors on their lockdown experiences, James T. Walker discusses two key findings and their practical implications