Young academics’ research ‘elegant but not interesting’
But professor says Trump presidency might now provide ‘incentive’ for junior scholars to ask ‘important questions’
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Global visa crackdowns may herald era of ‘contested’ mobility
Warnings that US and Australian policies threaten academic and student movement
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A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
The one constant about China is its complexity, at least for those outside. Finding the right conceptual framework within which to fit this continent-sized country has proved elusive. As Aaron...
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Asia adds new perspective to survey
Region accounts for a third of responses informing revamped THE World University Rankings. Phil Baty reports
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Internal promotion at Asian universities ‘works against women’
However, dean at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh says the number of female leaders on the continent is rising
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Chinese universities ‘stand to gain’ if scholars spurn Trump’s US
Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar
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Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010
Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 December 2010A-P rankWorld rankNations Papers Citations Citations...
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Interview with Nirmala Rao
We talk women’s equality and emancipation, the necessity of HE investment in developing countries and eureka moments in the Himalayas with the new head of the Asian University for Women
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Interview with Bertil Andersson
We speak to the head of Nanyang Technological University about the rise of Asia, what it’s like being a European leading a Singaporean institution, and barbecue chicken
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University leaders divided over fourth industrial revolution
Presidents agree on need to respond but are warned against being ‘slaves to industry’
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European graduate enrolment in US rises 8 per cent
But data show applications and enrolments from India and Saudi Arabia have plummeted
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Universities that boost China's local economies need recognition
Institutions that succeed in helping regional growth deserve being included in measures of performance, says Simon Baker
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World in brief – 27 April 2017
Higher education news from around the globe
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Do great minds think alike? The THE/Lindau Nobel Laureates Survey
We share what 50 Nobel prizewinners think about issues facing science, universities and the world, from populist politics and researcher mobility, to artificial intelligence and threats to humankind
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Cultural exploration main factor for teenage study abroad interest
Culture bigger draw than academic advancement while most students have safety fears, survey finds