The University of the Future - Paperbackby Dan Remenyi (Editor), Kennth A. Grant (Editor), Shawren Singh (Editor) This book has been written to help university staff, students and potential student and their parents understand the stress and strains the university system is under today and how this might play out in the future. Universities are under considerable pressure to change, perhaps under more pressure than at any time since they reinvented themselves in the early 1800s.