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Articles by John Gill
University funding systems are complex and misfiring. A sustainable future requires root-and-branch review, with politics removed from the equation
When and how a leader’s tenure comes to an end can be down to many factors – what lessons can be learned from others who have served their time?
Trying to forecast the future of higher education tends to leave heads spinning, but new analysis from the OECD’s data guru brings some trends into focus
A funding clawback provoked fury from UK scientists, but now all eyes are on a political breakthrough that could reopen the door to Horizon Europe
The UK prime minister has invested political capital in science and innovation. It is vital that it is not wasted on ill-considered populist ideas about research
As institutions embedded within cities and regions, universities can be the catalysts for local action to address national and global problems
OpenAI’s chatbot has wowed the world by producing astonishingly well-formed written responses to questions. Is it about to turn academia upside down?
After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023
It’s been a bleak year as war brought more pain to a world still shaken by the pandemic and other pressures. Universities will be glad to put it behind them
Twitter has long been bedevilled by bad-faith debate. But government must be held to a higher standard, even when it is flying a kite
The array of challenges facing universities and their leaders is daunting, with a broken funding system underpinning the pain in England
Our work-life balance survey finds the inevitable: that for many if not most in academia, workloads are unmanageable, and seem to be getting worse
Addressing extreme social stratification is a responsibility of all universities. But focusing excessively on action at the top of the pile is a mistake
For two decades, Times Higher Education’s rankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Now universities face an unwelcome shift in global dynamics
Head of New York Public Library warns that ‘two-tier’ higher education system is broken and ‘letting kids down’
International students add hugely to the richness of universities. But are the risks of relying on their fees to subsidise so much fully understood?
Sector experts offer their advice for Liz Truss and her new Cabinet on some of the biggest issues facing UK universities, from finances and R&D to culture wars and common ground
From threats to the humanities to the future of universities themselves, the risks of misunderstanding what to value seem to be growing
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
The bumper increase in QR funding for England may sound like heaven. But with doubts over the future of Horizon, UK research is stuck in purgatory
Precarity is a debilitating condition that often proves fatal to research careers. And it affects even the most lauded research groups
Universities are too often used for political point-scoring. Finding a way to implement and protect long-term plans for the sector would benefit all
The pursuit of truth is at the heart of academia. But public perception is also crucial if universities are to sustain themselves – and fiction can help
For UK universities, there seems to be an endless flow of crises to be overcome. But what if this is not just a tough spell, but the new normal?
