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Articles by Ann Mroz
US academics may face less red tape than those in the UK, but they must also appease students, whose opinions can halt careers
Students no longer have to travel to get a Western degree as UK education centres are setting up overseas in a global market
The Government is all at sea. Its wave of contrary policies mean it is in danger not only of losing a generation but of squandering it
The prescription for a higher education sector suffering self-inflicted wounds, a fiscal bruising and hysteria is a rather bitter pill
That v-cs cannot admit to even understanding MPs' worries about quality and consistency bodes ill for the UK's reputation
Who'd marry a single-minded, career-focused academic? Other academics, it seems. But such a relationship can have downsides
It's easy to mock branding, but the vital job it does in telling the world what a university does and why it matters is priceless
Although universities are not to blame for the parlous state of modern foreign languages, some are trying to improve the situation
Ministers led students on then abandoned them in rough weather. Universities must stick together to avoid the same fate
Institutions and individuals across academia are embracing the green agenda. But it's still a long way to go to sustainability
The DIUS is no more, the latest sign of the Government's narrow focus on business interests at the academy's expense
Students have to see that higher education is worth far more than what they pay in tuition fees and that it must be earned
Knockabout popular debate appeals to few scholars, but if intellectuals disappear from the public eye, academia may suffer
The conventions and traditions of academia make it especially difficult to pinpoint what constitutes bullying behaviour
The REF is moving in a direction that most of the sector is happy with, but there is still much at stake in the fine-tuning
An intimate learning relationship is much valued. UK universities cannot afford to lose it - despite the pressures of massification
Science and universities are vital to economic recovery, but the Chancellor offered them only budgetary sleight of hand
If standards are vital, why is the select committee investigating dumbing down marked by spin, absenteeism and squabbling?
University governors must do more than take a board meeting or two, they must also take the institution's mission to heart
Despite the tension between administrators and academics, they share many aims. Both parties ought to recognise this
Blue-skies research could help lead the UK out of recession, but only if ministers give scientists the freedom to operate
Although the Government has said it wants evidence to inform its policies, many academics feel that their voices go unheard
Academia long gave asylum to awkward geniuses. It is less welcoming now, and scholars and students both feel the loss
