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Chris Parr takes a look at proposals to introduce TEF ratings in 35 different subject areas

Bringing internationalisation to the fore isn’t easy, so identifying the main challenges creates a helpful focus, writes Carlos Iván Moreno Arellano

Reforms in Chile have made higher education more accessible and more sustainable. So why isn’t everybody happy? asks J. Salvador Peralta

To better prepare graduates for today’s world, Latin American higher education must evolve, but, says Liz Reisberg, it is hidebound and resistant to change

University leaders dismayed by factual holes in the revived debate over tuition fees should respond with some broad brush strokes of their own, says Andy Westwood

Knee-jerk, uncosted and damaging calls to abolish fees must be resisted, says Bill Rammell

Flexible degrees and a clearer public contribution to their cost would command widespread support, says Iain Martin 

US universities’ efforts to remain positive won’t wash. Trump is a disaster for recruitment, say Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit

As the row over fees reignites and mutates into a debate over the very purpose of universities, silence reigns on the issue of hyper-selectivity

Scholars are ignorant of many aspects of peer review, and part of the problem is that researching it is a bit like kicking the hornet’s nest, says Martin Eve

When it comes to openness, biggest hurdle is human factor, says David Doherty

Even in an unpredictable world, there are clues about the future of student movement, says Anna Esaki-Smith 

In the competition to boost their reputations, are universities in danger of forgetting their students? asks Juan Manuel Mora

Current fees system ‘isn’t perfect’, but it does a decent job of balancing the interests of universities, students and taxpayers, says Tim Bradshaw

Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads

Higher education policy could easily be drawn into the deal-making and compromises that are routine in hung parliaments, says Nick Pearce 

The pressure of producing high-quality research publications spoils the long vacation for many academics, says Rachel Moss

For those vacationing in Peer Review Land, Felipe Fernández-Armesto offers some help with the local lingo

Academics may see their work as a calling, which makes it hard for them to switch off. But vacations are essential for well-being – and a bit of fun

The $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a huge opportunity to build academic capacity in Pakistan, say Abdur Rehman Cheema and Muhammad Haris

There are many reasons why academics shun new pedagogical styles, say Lauren Herckis, Richard Scheines and Joel Smith

Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine

The election of President Trump and Brexit have created a perception that the US and UK no longer welcome international student mobility, say Aldwyn Cooper and Marguerite Dennis

Does the UK have the best structures in place to fund data-driven research? asks Steven Hill

Survey of university admissions staff paints an unflattering picture of today’s students, finds Jeremy Lewis

Futao Huang says that calls for Japan’s national universities to adopt more marketised leadership strategies have so far gone unheeded

Should we be talking about Ofcoll and the ‘degree experience framework’? Diana Beech thinks so

Shadow HE minister Gordon Marsden believes that the current approach to tuition fees could end up punishing not only students, but whole communities

The post-Gaddafi chaos has turned some campuses into war zones – with students among the fighters, says Darren Linvill

The western provinces’ French-speaking universities reinforce a Canadian identity that is bilingual and multicultural, say Gabor Csepregi and Rodney Clifton

To remain carefully balanced ecosystems where experience and youth combine, should universities impose a sell-by date on academics?

From steely-eyed sadists to licky Labradors, ingénue academics should beware of the cast of kinky characters who flock to academic get-togethers, says Tara Brabazon

It is imperative that the government stop repeating the mistakes of the past when it comes to teaching assessment, says Roger Brown

Wherever you are, populism and its effect on universities is never far from conversation, finds Chris Parr

Emily Van Duyne on why she missed graduation despite being passionately committed to her students

It is time to revisit the idea of a graduate tax, argues Andy Green

Geoffrey Boulton writes the first in a series of articles from Jisc on research in the age of open science

Ahead of the 2017 THE Research Excellence Summit, taking place in Taiwan from tomorrow, we hear from Partha S. Mallick on the importance of valuing talent

Joanne Roberts on the importance of mentoring, and understanding the needs of your staff

Vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Worcester, David Green, offers his thoughts on the HE landscape post-election, and what needs to change

Adam Tickell calls on the UK higher education sector to look again at its environmental policies

Sung-Chul Shin, President of KAIST, on his biggest challenges, successes, and the person who has inspired him in his career 

Academics who think they can do the work of professional staff better than professional staff themselves are not showing the kind of respect they expect from others

UK universities’ complacency in the good times has left them ill-equipped to respond to falling postgraduate master’s enrolment, says Michelle Morgan

Two summers, on the beaches of Greece and in the libraries of New York, define what the “long vac” meant to John Sutherland

The sweatshop conditions in which sessional academics work in Australia mirror the treatment of schoolteachers in Victorian times, say Hannah Forsyth and Jedidiah Evans 

Few in academia will have celebrated Brexit’s first anniversary but the unpredictable year since the vote has shown the power of a united voice

The 'simplistic metric-driven ranking' runs the real risk of stifling the growth it seeks to stimulate, says Gavin Schwartz-Leeper

Headteacher Chris Ramsey is in favour of a teaching excellence framework – but not necessarily the one we have got

Stephen Hutchings and Yaron Matras call for the modern languages community to be proactive in what are difficult times for the discipline

The political changes of 2017 will benefit China, and influence the future of international student mobility, says Marguerite Dennis

Looking for a surefire way to alleviate the boredom of an exam board meeting? Bingo

Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride

On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline

The TEF will do ‘more than any single step in history’ to change the landscape of teaching in British universities, argues Anthony Seldon

Key figures from the world of higher education respond to the publication of the TEF results. This page will be updated regularly – please refresh the page for latest response 

The teaching excellence framework shines a light on teaching provision, raises its profile, flags up areas for improvement and gives prospective students more information, says Chris Husbands

Demand-driven funding in higher education but not vocational education will distort both provision and student choice, says Peter Noonan

Don't dismiss the meditation technique as a fad: its well documented benefits for those in demanding careers make a strong case for teaching it at university, says Craig Hassed

The TEF results will not halt universities’ unease about the exercise, the prospect of gaming the system or anxiety about long-term consequences