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Articles by John Gill
International student fees are propping up UK universities, but with immigration a key electoral battleground politicians seem not to care
Digital transformation is inevitable, but as a Times Higher Education gathering heard, getting it right is complex and fraught with challenges
Companies must understand that it is not the job of a university to conduct commercial product development, summit hears
Tying state-of-the-art digital research infrastructure to particular research communities should give way to more equitable landscape, conference hears
A lack of long-term, sustainable policymaking is crippling universities, and the same mistakes are afflicting those involved in teacher education
Universities are in a funding cul-de-sac, blocked in by negative rhetoric about their role and value. Will a likely change of government provide a way out?
As battles over industrial relations and identity politics rage, higher education¡¯s fault lines are increasingly a matter for the courts. Is anyone winning?
The desire of bereaved parents to establish a statutory duty of care towards students is understandable ¨C but for universities it remains a fraught issue
Across the Western world, decades of growth in university participation are being repainted as a policy error as funding woes come to a head
Higher education has long been a trump card for the West, helping it to win hearts and minds. If that advantage slips, the impact will be far-reaching
After years of warnings, a dip in international enrolments risks tipping universities into crisis. It is deeply strange that government seems not to care
Recent years have thrown up both predictable challenges and unforeseeable exogenous events at universities. What do sector leaders foresee in 2024?
As the year ends, the problems facing universities seem to be stacking ever higher. But will a general election next year bring any respite?
With its funding system on life support, and its ¡®science superpower¡¯ ambitions, the UK must stop treating international talent as an imposition
A year after ChatGPT brought generative AI to the masses, we now know it has the potential to change everything ¨C the AI-augmented future is now
It may be true that higher education rarely tops the agenda in electoral campaigns, but don¡¯t be fooled ¨C the politics is as fevered as ever
If you get what you measure, then a new framework for assessing universities¡¯ efforts to support interdisciplinarity will provide welcome impetus
With politicians increasingly focused on short-term priorities, it is becoming both harder and more necessary for universities to take the long view
University rankings wield enormous influence. But if constructed and used correctly, they should be a mirror and support, not a straitjacket
For over a decade, the UK government has urged ¡®challenger¡¯ institutions to shake up the higher education status quo. But there is scant evidence of success
Debates about international student numbers are highly politicised. But the contribution they make is far more nuanced than any statistics allow
There is near-universal dismay among scientists over continued delays to UK association to Horizon Europe. It is time to replace bean-counting with vision
As financial pressure takes its toll, the Oxford vice-chancellor¡¯s clarity and commitment to the health of the whole sector show a way forward
When Covid closed borders, universities¡¯ over-reliance on international student fees looked like disaster. Are they any less exposed today?
