John Gill
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Empty calories won’t fuel a superpower
To sustain its world-leading universities and science, the next UK prime minister must listen to Tory heavyweights and move on from ‘sugar-rush’ policymaking → Read More
Don’t be too sure
The latest cataclysm is a reminder that certainties about the world, and even about international research collaboration, aren’t certain after all → Read More
Finem respice! Poppleton’s undying spirit
Laurie Taylor’s campus creation was loved because it mirrored academics’ own experiences. Although it’s closed, it will live on → Read More
Pluralistic academy is a model for politics in a polarised society
Politicians and social media warriors could learn a lesson from the ‘ivory towers’ they are so quick to deride: plurality and exchange of ideas are good things → Read More
In a populist era, Europe’s universities are progressive strongholds
Higher education institutions are vital not just to research and economic growth but also to ensuring the health of liberal democracy on the continent → Read More
As international students learn, all of UK earns
A precise breakdown of foreign learners’ contributions to all areas and sectors of British life could help finally move the group out of the net migration count → Read More
For higher education, 2017 brought never a dull day
The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which has divulged, documented and dissected → Read More
Governors unaware of university mission have fuelled pay crisis
Outrage over vice-chancellors’ remuneration has focused on individuals – but the buck stops with governors → Read More
Scholarly sleaze
Just like Hollywood and Parliament, academia has entrenched power hierarchies. It can’t pretend that sexual harassment doesn’t take place → Read More
Nicholas Dirks: life on the fault line
The former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley explains how he navigated protests from both the Left and Right, and threatening tweets from President Trump → Read More
The heartfelt head-trips that give a lift in the race of life
Academics find information and inspiration in myriad places and forms, and what they do with it can transform and even save lives → Read More
Making sense of what it means to be human
In our rapidly changing world focused on science and progress, the liberal arts are sometimes considered irrelevant; but they offer unique insight into who we are and where we are going → Read More
Is ‘peak degree’ a myth?
Despite fears of saturation, an ever-growing army of graduates could just counter – rather than heighten – the threat of machines taking all our jobs → Read More
The tough hand dealt to young people
Theresa May’s tweaks to tuition fees may not be enough to quell the disquiet over the current system, says John Gill → Read More
Prize and prejudice?
Despite their scientific achievements, women account for only 5% of Nobel prize-winners. It diminishes them – and the award, says John Gill → Read More
More or less in balance
Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenge of expanding higher education with limited resources while maintaining quality → Read More
‘Wishful thinking’ won’t save British science from Brexit
A disastrous loss of goodwill during negotiations with Brussels may mean the days of Britain’s being a net beneficiary of EU research funding are over → Read More
Too tight a grip will choke successful institutions
Creeping political interference in universities, from the UK to Hungary and the US, is part of a worrying shift in attitudes towards higher education → Read More
Turn the tide of negativity with some show and tell
Institutions are feeling under attack; they need to counter their critics by showing proudly and publicly the immense good work they do → Read More
Do universities actually equip students with the tools for tomorrow?
Universities claim to bestow on graduates the key to open the door to any job: critical thinking. But even if they do, are employers interested? → Read More