Opinion

We need careful, systematic overhaul and the taking of responsibility not just by universities but also by local and national government, says Ellen Wright

Universities can learn from the sustainable use of textiles in South America, where traditional knowledge is integrated with innovation to create a positive impact, says Jade McLachlan

UKRI’s largest proportional spender on PhDs will ensure transparency, access and geographical equity via its new schemes, says Christopher Smith

The AACSB’s removal of ‘politically charged’ terms risks hampering efforts to create a more just society, say Martyna Śliwa and Ajnesh Prasad

Isolated domains of academic excellence must transform into dynamic enterprises integrated with local industry and community, says Aleks Subic

Edinburgh’s pioneering new framework will allow academics to pursue commercialisation without negative career impact, says Christina Boswell

If universities must boost opportunity and growth to unlock financial relief, partnering with strategic authorities makes perfect sense, say Chris Cunningham, Jo Davies, Michael Donnelly and Nadia Siddiqui

In an era of complex challenges, single authorship is no longer the only marker of significant contributions, say Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Roger Norum and Joanna Rostek

We cannot lose sight of what makes the US vibrant: that we all benefit when everyone has the chance to thrive, says Marybeth Gasman

The levy may feel like another strain on resources, but if spent on wider access it could be seen as a justified redistribution of wealth, says Diana Beech

The party’s enhanced power in Canberra means it can develop a more progressive agenda closer to its own values, says Andrew Deuchar

Having teaching and research under one ministry would improve policy, but it is the Home Office that could be the real problem, says Nick Hillman

Europe needs effective responses to attacks on science in the US and elsewhere, says Jan Palmowski

Amid talk of an asylum crackdown, any policy changes must avoid harming overseas graduates’ post-study work opportunities, says James Pitman

Inviting student applications without disclosing faculty information could impact reputation, enrolments and stakeholder trust, says Eldho Mathews

Regardless of how the courts and voters respond to Trump’s actions, the government’s funding ability is likely to decline, says Nathan Decety

When classes move outside, we all know that half as much will be learned but twice as much will be remembered, says Zachary Michael Jack

Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back

Unless Trump changes course, US universities will have to live without their historical advantages, say Chris R. Glass, Hans de Wit and Philip Altbach

It may be wise to agree to rolling at least part of Europe’s research funding programme into wider competitiveness funding, says Daniel Spichtinger

We finally have a mechanism to overthrow the UK’s neo-feudal system of academic gatekeeping, say Krzysztof Nawratek and Lakshmi Priya Rajendran

Iranian HE was once an engine of social mobility. But now it is buckling under economic strain, mismanagement and political neglect, says Roohola Ramezani

This is American universities’ 9/11 moment. But now, as then, understanding why we are hated is important, says Jonathan Zimmerman

Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob

If ‘big deal’ subscriptions become unaffordable, librarians will need to help students and academics conduct effective searches, says Caroline Ball 

More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris

If students don’t make the effort to comprehend, synthesise and relate ideas for themselves, they will miss out on meaningful academic growth, says Zahid Naz

Exeter’s self-funded translation of Ukrainian war poetry ensures it reaches a global audience and contributes to historical justice, says Svitlana Arbuzova

An internationally supported online institution could give hope to the country’s young women, now confined to their homes, says an Afghan scholar

If a paper is published open access, responses that point out its flaws should not be hidden from readers behind a paywall, says Andrew Barnas

Scholars who teach the rest of us to read Locke and Mill ‘against the grain’ decline to do the same in the case of their own heroes, says Eric Heinze

Universities must also be flexible enough to facilitate continuous course adaptation as technology advances, say Caroline and Lee Clewley

Recent cases brought by gender-critical employees show that going beyond the law can easily turn into stepping outside the law, says Akua Reindorf