What are you reading? – 10 March 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Innovation nation: Hong Kong’s eyes on the future
Energy, ingenuity and international outlook make HK a fertile territory for success, says Peter Mathieson
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150 Under 50 Rankings 2016: Youthful universities use their flexibility to make a mark
Fledgling institutions make the most of freedom to create their own strategies and niches
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The ‘Russian’ Civil Wars, 1916-1926: Ten Years that Shook the World, by Jonathan D. Smele
Lara Douds-Cook welcomes a colourful compendium of overlapping conflicts in a disintegrating and reconfiguring empire
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University of Washington president’s personal mission to tackle prejudice
Ana Mari Cauce, who is Cuban-American and gay, aims to improve race and identity relations on campus
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Chinese private school company buys US university campus
Weiming Education Group, the largest provider of private schools in China, is branching out into the US
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World insight: preparing asylum seekers in Hong Kong for higher education
Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam
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Repressive countries avoid controversial research, analysis finds
Data reveal that countries such as China and Saudi Arabia produce only a tiny fraction of the history and political science papers of democracies
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World University Rankings blog: what’s new for 2016-2017?
THE’s director of data and analytics Duncan Ross reflects on the work underpinning the 2016-2017 World University Rankings
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World insight: reinventing student admissions in Singapore
Holistic admissions offer a level of fairness that traditional academic criteria alone cannot provide, and it is a new approach in Singapore, writes Kristen Lynas
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World Reputation Rankings 2016: Seoul National University – creating innovative leaders
Cultivating a sense of goodwill and responsible citizenship are key to the university's strategy
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World University Rankings blog: how the 'university superbrands' compare
What do the world’s six most reputed universities have in common? Duncan Ross looks at the figures
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Chinese universities ‘to set up in UK’, predicts Lord Willetts
Former universities minister sees Chinese branch campuses as ‘prize’ for UK
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The World’s Most International Universities 2017
The institutions with the strongest global connections have a ‘cultural disposition’ to think beyond borders. Ellie Bothwell reports
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The massification of higher education: Chinese student experiences
Is class becoming as important as academic attainment in China? asks Ka Ho Mok