Expansion causing 'chaos' across the world
Philip Altbach says global expansion may entrench the dominance of Western university systems
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China Goes Global: The Partial Power by David Shambaugh
A neat model for the nascent superpower is proving elusive, says Kerry Brown
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Country files: the release of the Universitas 21 rankings
Becomes first Asian country to break into the Universitas 21 top 10. David Matthews reports
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Singapore joins world’s top university nations
Asia breaks into the Universitas top 10 rankings
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Student visas fall by a fifth
The number of visas issued to overseas students has fallen by a fifth although applications for university student visas have increased by 3 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office...
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Italy, US and Hong Kong team up for course
Degree programme aims to give graduates edge in job market
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Awards and promotions
University of WestminsterRoland DannreutherRoland Dannreuther, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Westminster, said he felt an equal mixture of “excitement and...
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Appointments - 12 September 2013
University of WestminsterRoland DannreutherRoland Dannreuther, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Westminster, said he felt an equal mixture of “excitement and...
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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?, by Robert Bartlett
A thread of celebrity weaves through a masterful study of cults of Christian icons, Helen Fulton finds
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We come not to abolish Robbins but to complete
David Willetts describes how coalition reforms are creating a new generation of universities fit to join the 1960s wave
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World's 18 best cities for higher education 2014
If we were to choose an official global university capital, which cities would be in the running? The following 18 would certainly be in with a shout
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Time and motion studies
Not only do medieval travellers’ tales provide students with a compelling account of history rooted in personal experience, they also promote cross-cultural understanding in the present day, argues...
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Mena governance under scrutiny
World Bank study helps North African and Middle Eastern institutions to gauge how well they are run as they work to improve. David Matthews writes
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Middle Eastern academies gauge governance for first time
World Bank study weighs strengths and flaws of universities in wake of Arab Spring
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Gender leadership gap tackled by manifesto
A document that aims to bridge the gender leadership gap in higher education worldwide has been officially launched at an international conference.