Higher education is missing a trick in placing more value on employment links with the private sector, says Pam Tatlow

By not being part of a mission group, Keele University can shape its own identity and avoid group politics, says Nick Foskett

To make the most of the current financial climate, universities could use a clearer picture of funding strategy, says Alex Bols

Critical mass equates increasingly not to department size, but our ability to deliver research in different ways, says Alex Bols

The long-term costs to government of fewer university students are greater than any short-term savings, says Pam Tatlow

A growing obsession with funding scale risks crowding out institutions and stifling innovation, suggests Zoë Molyneux