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English higher education is already very diverse. Aggressive top-down attempts to diversify it further will do more harm than good, says B.V.E. Hyde

In this age of widespread mis/disinformation, non-scientists need help to better grasp which claims bear rigorous scrutiny, says Gary Atkinson

Partnerships with the public and private sectors can be slow-going or episodic. Urgent challenges demand a step change, says Daniel Diermeier

Victims may feel more comfortable disclosing incidents to supervisors than to the killjoys who shut down their 4am corridor parties, says George Bass

When my babysitter fell through, why couldn¡¯t an exception be made so I could attend the fancy ?90 dinner, asks Eve Hayes De Kalaf  

Veterans face many barriers to attending university. Let¡¯s give those who have served our country free access, says Zlatko Skrbis

Our student survey underlines the scale of the problem. Here are some tips on how to respond, say Rosa Freedman and Odeliya Lanir Zafir

Whatever happens in the Middle East, we must learn how to minimise harm when discussing emotive topics, says Emma Davies

The new administration must also adopt systemic measures to rebuild trust within the academic community, says Roohola Ramezani

Leadership troubles at two Parisian mega-universities reflect ongoing debates around governance and academic culture, says Jean-Yves M¨¦rindol

Administrators at US colleges are increasingly defective and detached from education but I¡¯m too old to try something new, says a faculty member

A story of UK decline in this year¡¯s rankings reflects higher education¡¯s years out in the cold ¨C a funding thaw is needed, but so too is sector-led reform

But radical thinking is needed to make its collaborative instruments more effective and convince sceptical governments of their value, says Jan Palmowski

Publishers used to provide authors with better service ¨C and royalties. But open access cooperatives offer a ray of light, says Harvey Graff

Universities are sprawling enterprises with numerous interlinked activities, so winning support for the funding they need is harder than it should be

Allowing Big Tech to train AIs on academic output will only exacerbate the threat posed to teaching and research, says Martyn Hammersley

The Fulbright Commission¡¯s insistence that fellows return home is senseless in a country dismantling its science base, says Nicolas Mongiardino Koch

Following progress on gender pay disparity, universities should start providing annual statistics on ethnicity pay, say David Mba and Robert Mokaya

Without a nuanced examination of the place of the intelligence services in HE policy, Australian universities risk isolation, says Brendan Walker-Munro

Chris Rock¡¯s joke about US gun control exemplifies a cognitive sophistication that machines will struggle to match, say Akhil Bhardwaj and Anastasia Sergeeva

A ground-breaking physics experiment underlines a proud scholarly tradition that relies on purpose, dedication ¨C and money, says Keith Burnett

Ukrainians are very resourceful and are more eager than ever to develop cooperation with institutions and scholars in the West, says David Livingstone