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Articles by Ann Mroz
The shift in focus away from the elite changes the research landscape and fulfils the funding council's promise for the RAE
Ron Dearing left school at 16, but his unstinting devotion to higher education's highest aims have left the UK sector a better place
Academics and students alike can gain by breaking with old thinking and moving beyond the traditional assessment methods
The increasing use of English in higher education across Europe could cost the UK a vital competitive advantage
Keeping faith in the academy's core missions of research and education is the best way to serve students, society and the sector
RAE 2008 has proved that UK universities are dominant on the world stage, but the proportion of staff submitted is still an issue
The three-year limit on PhDs is creating conflict: are they for learning research skills or for making advances in the field?
Gender and ethnicity are subject to constant scrutiny, but middle and upper-class dominance of academia must be challenged
Bursaries should remove barriers to participation, but instead they confuse and perhaps even deter those they were intended to help
As in the US, UK academe can offer much to the Government. But both sides must first overcome their mutual mistrust
Choosing the 18 from the shortlisted entries has been extremely difficult and they can rightly be proud of their success: each represents excellence in their field and we congratulate them all.
If society believes a university education is important, it must find ways to fund it to enable all abilities to reach the right level
It is four years since we launched the Times Higher Education Awards. Each year, the response has both surprised us and surpassed our expectations; this year is no exception.
The SNP wants applied research to drive the Scottish economy. Can universities deliver without more money or a loss of quality?
Middle management occupies an uneasy but vital position between collegial scholars and master-planning senior officials
Despite some progress, this year's Green League reveals that universities are still failing to deliver a lead on sustainability
The spirit of revolution seems absent in today's students, but that's not to say that they're wholly apathetic and lazy
Social engineers seem to infest universities but are curiously absent in public schools. How strange
Cardinal O'Brien's intemperate broadside against embryology research buries an opportunity for discussion in invective
Despite their imperfections and controversy, league tables still add more to our understanding of the sector than they subtract
Politicians must end their coyness about tuition charges and face facts - they may be unpopular but they are necessary
