University attacks in democracies ‘embolden illiberal regimes’
Increasing trend for policies that attempt to undermine or overhaul higher education in US and Europe being exported worldwide, Scholars at Risk warns
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World University Rankings 2025: results announced
Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputationÂ
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Japanese students fear for safety in China after stabbing
Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners
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How Asia’s corporate-owned universities made their mark
Multinational conglomerates have long been in the university business, but can they really compete when it comes to impact?Â
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Chinese university closes Israel campus as relations ‘sour’
Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East
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Israeli research increasingly isolated one year into Gaza war
Sector leaders fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave
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Critical thinking is the silver bullet for AI-proofing students
Chris Rock’s joke about US gun control exemplifies a cognitive sophistication that machines will struggle to match, say Akhil Bhardwaj and Anastasia Sergeeva
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More than 2,000 universities in World University Rankings for first time
Milestone marks biggest rise in number of ranked universities in five years
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Pakistan focuses on quality as demand for foreign degrees grows
New guidelines from regulator attempt to quell concerns about transnational education standards
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Fake journals aren’t publishers at all – they are dishonest reformatters
Even the ‘predatory’ label gives an undue level of legitimacy to operations that lack all the typical accoutrements of journals, says Steve Hochstadt
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Is collaboration with Russia really declining? Our analysis suggests not
Recent figures suggesting growing Russian isolation doesn’t tell the full story, say Lin Zhang, Zhe Cao, Gunnar Sivertsen and Dmitrii KochetkovÂ
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New Colombo Plan changes ‘will reverse equity gains’
Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn
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UK universities expected to benefit from Australian caps
‘Unwelcoming’ government policies may see international students turn to other destinations, say education agents
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UK recruitment falters as Asian students enrol closer to home
UK advised to invest in transnational education as more east Asian students opt to study in nearby countries
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Asia University Rankings 2024: in charts
Continent’s elite shuffle positions, while more universities from West and South Asia feature