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¡®If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,¡¯ says Clay Shirky

To find solutions to pressing problems, we must foster diverse voices by making the university a place to which anyone can belong, says Teruo Fujii

Scholars need to address how the legacy of Russian writers and artists is taught to students and the public, says Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed

Researcher encourages universities to talk openly about Fomo and the risk it poses to young students

Universities must refocus on the basics of reading, writing and numeracy across subjects and fields, says Harvey Graff

Virtual exchanges and microcredentials off the table until rules are redrawn

Retaining Covid innovations seen as possible solution to dealing with backlog

Careful thought is required before Western art music is condemned and cast out, says James Olsen

Academic presses struggling to keep up with the demand for once-obscure books about war-torn nation

Higher education needs to ¡®find the right balance¡¯ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time

As a campus guard, George Bass often sees the gaps between students¡¯ intellectual abilities and their life skills

Government accused of moving goalposts over pre-election messaging, with social sciences and business master¡¯s also set to lose out

Academics¡¯ passion for research should feed into the ideal higher education experience, says Gill Evans

OECD researchers offer evidence that students aren¡¯t getting ¡®generic skills¡¯ needed for world of work ¨C with potentially big implications

Universities must agree on sector-wide expectations and support for the growing number teaching-focused academics, says Christine Cassar

Reliance on student reviews of university teaching has led to a warped understanding of quality, says Sally Patfield

Jisc poll of 33,000 UK students finds support for a mix of online and face-to-face teaching

Studying images, rather than texts, would allow history students to better grasp colonised peoples¡¯ agency, says Apurba Chatterjee

Let¡¯s not deprive our students of access to the full range of human experience in the name of protecting them, says Amna Khalid

The pandemic forced universities to rethink their digital strategies but bolder strategies for IT training and investment are still required, says Liz Bacon

Study that used MRI scans to measure neural change in students bills itself as offering path for neuroscience to aid curriculum development

Australian pioneers of institutional-scale block teaching say expansion forced refinements of the model

Feeding the belief that success depends entirely on external factors discourages students from taking responsibility, says James Wicks

Specialisation is revered and rewarded, leaving teaching institutions wondering ¨C even with a promised federal infusion ¨C how to encourage more generalists

First driven by necessity due to the pandemic, broadcasting from ecological sites has many advantages, says academic 

Remote education¡¯s sometimes bad reputation a result of experiences being reactive, not designed, says Simon Thomson

Teaching English to military professionals who value relationships has been a breath of fresh air, says a former US academic

Comparing students¡¯ writing abilities in subsequent assignments with this yardstick could help combat contract cheating, says Dave Tomar

The academic and civil rights crusader talks about a mother who showed her how to stand up for herself and for others

First-time Clearinghouse assessment finds most undergraduates don¡¯t even have 12 credits per semester, too few to finish in five years

The push for lifelong learning should revive the ¡®I can¡¯t decide which of these exciting subjects to study next¡¯ model of learning, says Andy Grayson

With first-year students no longer contributing to classroom discussions as they did pre-pandemic, we need to rekindle their pleasure and agency in their own education, says Sophie Scott-Brown

Decades or centuries needed if progress continues at its current pace, consultancy firm concludes

New cheating figures highlight need for new solutions as ¡®under-pressure¡¯ students find new ways to access banned websites

If transferable skills must be taught at all, an anxiety-ridden exercise frequently done very poorly is not the way, says Gary Thomas 

Male students at university in Iceland tended to rate their female teachers lower than male counterparts in both teaching and course organisation

Agency and incomplete information imperil data-driven assumptions about how to personalise teaching and learning, say Kate Ames and Colin Beer

Coursera co-founder warns that faculty are ¡®burning the candle at multiple ends¡¯

Greatest obstacles facing universities coming from increased ideological control over education, says professor

New report seeks to engage with criticisms of distance learning and suggests ways they can be overcome

UK students only marginally happier with the overall quality of their course than they were a year ago

First-of-its-kind commitment promises return to 2019 levels of first- and upper-second-class degrees

¡®Micromajors¡¯ grow in popularity as number of university leavers hits 10 million annually

A new scheme will see West African and Australian universities co-create courses that can be replicated across the region, says Joanna Newman

The number of assignments per term has been going up and up; is continuous assessment now harming, rather than helping, students¡¯ learning?

Ad-hoc modules that bear little relation to a student¡¯s degree are too easily forgotten ¨C especially if they aren¡¯t road-tested, says Boris Walbaum

Survey finds UK undergraduates appear a lot less supportive of free speech than they were six years ago

Peking and Tsinghua join drive to smooth journey from undergraduate to postgraduate studies

One-word responses such as ¡®excellent¡¯ and ¡®perfect¡¯ been given to those taking assessments

Academics urged to be more present while teaching to foster better learning environments

The myths underlying politicians¡¯ insistence on a blanket return to face-to-face teaching must be busted carefully, says Alistair Jarvis

Rather than repeating other institutions¡¯ mistakes, universities should embrace established ¡®modalities¡¯ for collaborative online international learning ¨C and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

A reliance on critical thinking alone will fall foul of students¡¯ cognitive biases, says James Southworth

Global survey conducted by THE finds far fewer students turning up and engaging in lectures and seminars

Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake

Helping students is not just about securing more counsellors and money for mental health support, according to bereaved family

By helping colleges deliver degrees, the OU will be fulfilling its founding mission, say Nadhim Zahawi, Tim Blackman and David Hughes

Disabled, disadvantaged, introverted and international students may all appreciate ongoing online options, says Robert Phillips

Eye-popping results from Australian study warrant complete overhaul of how teaching subsidies are distributed, researchers say

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance