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The former head of the American University in Cairo, Lisa Anderson, tells Chris Havergal how it carried on and kept students and staff safe without limiting free speech

Myra Strober’s rejection in 1970 for a tenure-track position inspired a lifetime of struggle against sexism

The Office for Students will kill off institutional autonomy, says Geoffrey Alderman, and the sector has only itself to blame

Tim Blackman’s vision of higher education for the 21st century is one in which students of varying abilities learn successfully together

Vice-chancellors have again come in for flak over what they are paid. We look at how their compensation packages compare with those of their international peers. Jack Grove runs the numbers

Fred Inglis on the fate of the academy in an era of calm-voiced propaganda and disgusting new shapes of intellectual life

Five years from launch, partnership proves benefits of bigger scale, according to two v-cs

Scorecard could help institutions improve green credentials after damning report warned universities had fallen behind on carbon reduction targets

An online experiment proves that part of the bill for complying with the Freedom of Information Act is self-inflicted, says Louis Goddard

Mechanisms for dealing robustly with assaults must be put in place without delay, argues Matthew Wyard

A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years

Craig Brandist on the proletarianisation of a profession and how it leads to behaviours that could hobble higher education

As women claim more space in Shakespeare, why aren’t universities casting against type and dealing with the gender pay gap? asks Liz Schafer

The REF-induced movement of male ‘research stars’ may be one factor contributing to earnings inequities, says Keith Cuthbertson

Event host Pompeu Fabra University is arguably the greatest legacy of 1992 Games, says Jack Grove

To eradicate the problem, we need everyone to examine their consciences and recognise their biases, says Kalwant Bhopal

Control, surveillance and thought manipulation: there is an undercurrent of 1984 in today’s academy, doublethinks Eric Blair

Paul Blackmore explains the challenges posed by his Leadership Foundation report

Higher education institutions should listen to those who are less powerful when planning expansion, says Clare Melhuish

The latest edition of ̽»¨ÊÓƵ discussed by our editorial team

Sometimes you need someone as controversial as psychologist Hans Eysenck to advance science, says Philip Corr

Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks

Universities are a challenging environment but obstacles can be overcome, says Jonathan Ruddle

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Like junior doctors, academics should highlight the public value of what they do, argues Tom Cutterham

Accounts reveal remuneration for chief executive, alongside further £1.2m loss on Cyprus campus

Senior managers with no scholarly record who claim academic titles are charlatans who harm the sector, argues David Wilson

Inadequate preparation, failure to keep control and poor time-keeping are among Athene Donald’s six deadly sins

Higher education managers must focus on the capacity of the collective if institutions are to succeed, argue Richard Bolden, Sandra Jones, Heather Davis and Paul Gentle

We talk globalisation, internationalisation and Marmite with the future head of a South Pacific university

Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent

Fleet-footed and innovative, fledgling institutions are well placed to nurture attributes that will be key in future rankings, says Peter Coaldrake

China’s universities are using tough criteria to choose Western partners and, says Michael Hitchcock, British institutions fare poorly

Big remuneration deals for Salford’s Martin Hall and Glyndwr’s Michael Scott revealed in university accounts

Cutting academic autonomy contradicts studies on what makes businesses effective, policy expert claims

The gap between the perceptions of governors and academic staff about the key challenges facing institutions need to be plugged, says Janet Legrand

University of Oxford historian calls on academics to fight back against changes based on a ‘demonstrably inadequate account of human nature’

Ex v-c picked up £125K for loss of office despite becoming president on v-c salary, while university paid out almost £180K to other departing staff

̽»¨ÊÓƵ's poll shows that the bulk of staff find their work rewarding but there is a deep gulf between academics and professional and support staff

Martin Paul believes that the advantages of teaching some courses in English far outweigh the disadvantages for students in the Netherlands

Event will explore Asia's place in the Ì½»¨ÊÓƵ World University Rankings

Matthew Reisz meets the researcher challenging universities on their tendency to try and fit square pegs into round holes

A high school dropout turned Harvard scholar tells Matthew Reisz why the academy’s one-size-fits-all mentality must go

How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?

Institutions must resist the state’s ‘efficiency’ drive while relying less on its funding. Big business could help, argues Kevin Rafferty

In praise of ambition: no university, however esteemed, has an automatic right to reach the 22nd century, argues Edward Byrne

The world is impatient for the academy’s social benefits, writes Lisa Anderson, but its core mission remains a slow-flowering one

British academic’s book describes life at Edwardes College in Peshawar, one of the world’s most dangerous cities

Allegations of mistreatment by university raises questions of discrimination against 'untouchable' caste

Whether radicalisation or divestment is the issue, says Keith Burnett, talking without listening first doesn’t help to build a community

Does the UK’s Prevent strategy go too far in its demands on institutions? A group of experts share their perspectives

Some surveys show faculty putting in at least 60 hours a week, but research casts doubt on whether this is a productive routine

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Not even today’s box-ticking managerialists can stamp out our innate desire to know, says Joe Moran

City University London vice-chancellor among academics recognised

Associate dean at HEC Paris says French institutions must look to international peers if they want to compete globally

Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s students, shocked by racist outrages at the University of Missouri, mull over the content and context of their curriculum

Vice-chancellor of New York University Shanghai on academic freedom and ‘cosmopolitan spirit’