Cambridge and Manchester¡¯s blueprint will build on existing assets and address real constraints to deliver results quickly, say Deborah Prentice and Duncan Ivison
Facing a thesis whose bibliography alone was longer than any essay I¡¯d ever written, I was convinced that this time I¡¯d gone too far, says Polly Penter
Teaching assistants have demanded fair pay for years but industrial action has made little progress. AI offers a significant raise, notes Michael Buehler
Restrictions on what models will discuss are necessary, but ill-informed blocks distort inquiry, say Lorna Waddington and Richard de Blacquiere-Clarkson
Instead of treating certificates and diplomas as afterthoughts, most universities could offer and market them as stand-alone achievements, says Vivek Pundir
Even in the University of London¡¯s formal federation, differing ¡®coalitions of the willing¡¯ are formed in different operational areas, says David Latchman
In recent decades, the post has been seen as purely ceremonial. But there is precedent and justification for a more interventionist role, says Wyn Evans
Weeding allows collections to evolve with academia ¨C but redistributing books to other libraries could help equalise knowledge access, says Natalie Pang
Solutions begin with flexible study policies for students who need a few extra days because mum had a health scare before their essay deadline, says Holly Cobb
Institutions in low- and middle-income countries host most of the world¡¯s refugees, despite having the least resources, but their efforts receive limited global recognition, say Frankie Randle and Arash Bordbar