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Articles by John Gill
Zero-hours contracts make staff feel anxious and ill-used; they must be tackled as the sector seeks a sustainable future
Universities are making prize-worthy efforts to give students what they want and need, but they can¡¯t control for all factors
With the Treasury stepping out of its traditional role as panto villain, human capital is back atop the political agenda
Could working in a ¡®team of rivals¡¯ encourage academic creativity - and turn out better equipped graduates, too?
Unscrupulous operators should be unmasked, but using them to tar all the sector causes damage without tackling vital issues
MPs have highlighted the problem of too few women in science, but more than words are needed to tackle the issue
It¡¯s off to work we go. Our Best University Workplace Survey reveals discontent, but it¡¯s not all gloom and doom
What can the UK learn from the uncapped student numbers ¡®experiment¡¯ that is already in?full swing Down Under?
Studying how subjects have waxed and waned in popularity reveals some striking changes and some difficult questions
Why do so many universities feel they can stonewall requests made under the Freedom of?Information Act?
David Willetts¡¯ finely balanced aims for higher education are too often belied by the impact of his government¡¯s policies
It¡¯s been bedlam out there in 2013: Russell Group a-rising, visa plans off-putting - and still not enough ladies leading
The chancellor¡¯s decision to abolish the numbers cap is laudable but, as always, the devil lurks in the detail
As more emerging economies get their own acronym, perhaps some high-powered advice for Cameron et al will hit home
The absence of regulation and spiralling RAB costs threaten to undermine a growing sense of stability in the sector
In a world where good names are priceless, UK universities have built up plenty of credit in?the reputation bank
The 1994 Group¡¯s break-up reflects fragmentation in the sector and leaves the ¡®elite¡¯ tag to the Russell Group alone
Academics are expected to engage in rigorous intellectual sparring but do some scholars overstep the mark?
His portfolio safe, David Willetts can enjoy some stability and clarity, the very things v-cs would like from the minister
The unhealthy drive to score maximum REF points can cause universities to lose perspective as well as humanity
Shoddy treatment of foreign students plays into the hands of continental rivals taking us on at our own anglophone game
The ¡®golden triangle¡¯ is a ringing success in the World University Rankings, but the UK needs every region to play its part
Harvard¡¯s huge fundraising and the US¡¯ big lead in Moocs show that we can only learn from the American ¡®can-do¡¯ spirit
Vince Cable¡¯s uncertainties about funding reform suggest the contingent, ad hoc nature of?coalition policymaking
