Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution

On the sad decline of the British university

Calls for more intellectual openness are not a defence of Islamists and Holocaust deniers. A response to Mark Ferguson MP

A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism

Scholarly rigour must be put above ideological virtue signalling

Teaching is in danger of degenerating into indoctrination

The Office for Students has offered some cause for optimism

Professional insecurity is harming workers and institutions alike

Putting decisions in the hands of non-specialist administrators fails students and universities

Underprivileged young people need culture, not just “skills”