Same insights, less noise: why we’re simplifying our World University Rankings
THE is refocusing on core and deeply trusted rankings while retaining a diversity of measures and metrics, says Phil Baty
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Impact Rankings 2025: keeping the light burning
These rankings celebrate universities’ impact – but also hold institutions to account, highlighting where the sector is falling short
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Private and postgraduate student numbers soar in Hong Kong
Self-funded sector swells as government offers institutions more flexibility to recruit internationally
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AI tool uses enrolment information to pinpoint disengagement
Universities should not overlook artificial intelligence for student support purposes, says machine learning expert
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US curbs on Chinese students ‘free kick’ for Asian universities
Chinese students begin to make alternative plans after Trump targets visas, but anglophone destinations not guaranteed to benefit
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Transaction ‘supplanting collaboration’ in student recruitment
Everybody loses if first-world universities do not share the benefits with source countries of doctoral students, university leaders say
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Hong Kong university opens doors to Harvard’s foreign students
HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown
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Fees up, subsidies down in ‘tight’ New Zealand budget
Hike in fees of up to 6 per cent unlikely to compensate for erosion of research funding and cuts to grant schemes and mobility scholarships
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‘High potential individual’ visa to expand to more universities
Two-year visa will cover alumni at other high-ranking institutions, as study highlights challenges related to ‘ridiculously expensive’ route
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Labor’s landslide should prompt a rethink on international students
The party’s enhanced power in Canberra means it can develop a more progressive agenda closer to its own values, says Andrew Deuchar
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US-China tensions bring ‘opportunities’ for Asian universities
Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders
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International demand for Australian degrees rebounds
Australia deemed the least-worst option, following sorrier changes elsewhere, but onshore demand dominates
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AI needed to help publishers cope with rising research quantity
Growing spending on research and development in Global South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers
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Act fast to attract US ‘superstars’, Asian universities told
Institutions can lean on generous government funding and industry links to win race for top American research talent, summit hears
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Nanyang: the story of one of the world’s fastest-rising universities
Rankings did not drive the Singaporean institution’s strategy, but gave the then underdog the data and visibility to enter a virtuous circle of success, explain Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer