China Universities Forum: Engage globally to boost reputation, institutions told
More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears

More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears

Future steps require a future, first-time China summit hears

ÌÇÐÄVlog institution of right-wing provocateur sees little room under tenure constraints

Solutions to the funding crisis will depend on universities’ abilities to build new business partnership models supported by new ways of working, says Mike Boxall Â

Analysis of finance data for English universities suggests some institutions have responded by cutting staff costs

Researchers Masha Krylova, Rodney Clifton and Gabor Csepregi argue for greater awareness around the negative academic impacts of students’ overusing mobile phonesÂ

New THE metrics challenge universities to think about their societal contributions and encourage them to be responsible employers, says Jonathan Grant

For most competitive class ever, Asian Americans claim more than a quarter of seats

Policymakers shy away from regulatory reform as court cases progress

Librarians welcome new European rules on copyright, which also secures right for researchers to mine text and data

Implementing the mandate for open access monographs will be complex but that is the price of ‘being the leader’, says Cameron Neylon

Indian scholar explains why she thinks guidelines on ensuring PhDs focus on ‘national priorities’ are dangerous and wrong

This year’s ERA identified another rise in the amount of world-class research being done, but it ultimately damages the country’s long-term competitiveness, argues Frank Larkins

Shadow minister says new assessment is ‘half-baked’

It would be easy for universities to cede the frontiers of research in AI to industry. But history – and the experts – tell us that would be a mistake