Introduction

The aim of Higher Education Policy is to provide a peer-reviewed vehicle of the highest quality for institutional leadership, scholars, practitioners and administrators at all levels of higher education to have access to, keep abreast of, and contribute to, the most advanced analyses available in this domain.

"Higher Education Policy is a unique journal. It combines academic excellence with a participation of the world community of higher education, as is appropriate for a publication of IAU, a worldwide organisation of universities with UNESCO support. This makes Higher Education Policy essential reading for higher education researchers, for institutional leaders and policy makers, as well as for all those academics and students who share an interest in higher education policies across the world."

Alberto Amaral, Former Rector, University of Porto, Portugal
President of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, Kassel, Germany

News

Academic Freedom in Europe: A Preliminary Comparative Analysis

The September 2007 issue of Higher Education Policy features a variety of papers reflecting on institutional autonomy and academic freedom. You can sample this issue by accessing for free Terrence Karran’s article on Academic Freedom in Europe: A Preliminary Comparative Analysis, which is an especially though-provoking macro-level analysis.

The IAU/Palgrave Essay Prize

We're delighted to announce the latest IAU/Palgrave Essay Prize.