Probably the hardest human battle, one that has lasted hundreds of thousands of years, has been the one against infection. Being able to celebrate a 30 birthday was once considered a miracle but only if one survived the perilous years of childhood. Indeed, the CDC reports that in 1900, nearly 30% of deaths worldwide occurred in children 5 and under. It is remarkable how far we’ve come in our ab...

This thematic issue of Social Inclusion focuses on universities as inclusive organisations in a variety different countries and higher education (HE) systems. It explores how these institutions aim, succeed or fail to become organisations, what policies processes help achieve goals academics students can agents change through teaching research cultures. The contributions this point the multi‐le...