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Articles by John Gill
The UK is an energising force on the Continent, with staff and student mobility crucial to our ability to compete internationally
Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China¡¯s international role
The rise of ¡®super scholarships¡¯ that aim to turn out future world leaders signals a new front in a global war for the best students
With PowerPoint presentations and group work dominating, we would do well to remember the pedagogic power of a voice
Universities are finding that feeding the growing worldwide hunger to learn requires an international team effort
Higher education is booming in parts of the world without a long history of university research and teaching ¨C but development must be sustainable
Good managers will digest the full spectrum of responses in our workplace survey to protect the system¡¯s creative heartbeat
States across the Middle East and North Africa have invested heavily in the sector and we all have an interest in the returns
We must be alert to unconscious bias at work across the sector and develop ways to tackle the issue to achieve greater diversity
Claims of being soft on Islamic extremists put institutions that value open and free speech in a very uncomfortable spot
With 2016 just ahead, we ponder the state of campuses past, present and future
Letting students co-design their own curriculum is pedagogically sound and delivers real satisfaction, say advocates
Employability matters, but it is poorly defined. Only by spelling out what the term means can the concept be put to work
It is time to consider more structured support for academics who undertake the vital task of improving public engagement
Giving evidence to a BIS committee inquiry on assessing the quality of higher education provoked questions about how teaching might be measured, writes John Gill
With a minister intent on ¡®revolution¡¯, there is a tactical, as well as a moral, case for universities to focus on improving ethnic minority representation
In accepting industry funding, universities must be transparent if they are to sustain public faith in the independence of research
For-profit operators are needed to help feed the continent¡¯s hunger for degrees but regulation is key
¡®Something must be done¡¯: deep dismay at the human toll of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis is spurring the academy to act
The definition of teaching quality may be tangled up, but it¡¯s in everyone¡¯s interest to find a satisfactory measure
The UK has performed well in our expanded World University Rankings, but intangible assets are a vital source of strength
In an age of extroverts, a scholar¡¯s paean to shyness and Jeremy Corbyn¡¯s ¡®radio phone-in¡¯ PMQs tack against the prevailing winds
Jo Johnson¡¯s debut UUK speech offered variations on a Willettsian theme, but with a few chords to make his audience shift uneasily
China¡¯s sheer size means that its present economic woes will be felt worldwide, not least across the higher education sector
