Ten years ago, just a handful of UK universities had policy institutes. Now, amid the drive for impact, they are ever more common. But are they really the golden ticket to policymakers¡¯ parlours? Are academics willing to be marshalled by them? And do they risk drowning each other out? Jack Grove reports
Why harm high-quality provision at established universities because of a small number of providers with questionable motives, asks Mark Clark
¡®People lose a lot of their energy and resources to fear and speculation versus focusing on what¡¯s actually happening,¡¯ says newly inaugurated Boston University leader
Sociologist of queer nightlife on the fate of gay bars, the power of a good night out, and why academia could benefit from a bit more joy
How we rank universities across 11 separate subject areas
