Teaching students to attribute their failures to factors within their control can lead to big gains, say Rodney Clifton, Gabor Csepregi and Masha Krylova
Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews
Downplaying the vital role that universities play in encouraging creativity could endanger the main engine of economic growth, say Luca Cacciolatti and Soo Hee Lee
Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised academic freedom, writes Chris Parr
If universities want to get more disadvantaged students into university, they need to help them access the support their better-off peers take for granted, argues James Grant
The battle is not over for universities, but this week¡¯s figures on international students are vindication for an embattled HE sector, says Sir Keith Burnett
Australian legislation proposes to lower the country¡¯s generous loan repayment threshold ¨C but some argue that it should rise even higher, says Andrew Norton