Geopolitics underpins Australian caps, says policy analyst
International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’

International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’

Scion of academic and ministerial family could champion ‘a push towards academic excellence’, but policy intent is ‘hard to read’

The distribution of countries’ ranking positions reveals new insights
Global sustainability event in Istanbul on 16-19 June 2025 to convene 5,000-plus attendees

Controversial Pakistani politician disqualified, but those making the cut include William Hague, Peter Mandelson, David Willetts and Elish Angiolini

Multinational conglomerates have long been in the university business, but can they really compete when it comes to impact?Â

A story of UK decline in this year’s rankings reflects higher education’s years out in the cold – a funding thaw is needed, but so too is sector-led reform

Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism

Increasing trend for policies that attempt to undermine or overhaul higher education in US and Europe being exported worldwide, Scholars at Risk warns

Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputationÂ

Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners

Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East

Sector leaders fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave

Milestone marks biggest rise in number of ranked universities in five years

Chris Rock’s joke about US gun control exemplifies a cognitive sophistication that machines will struggle to match, say Akhil Bhardwaj and Anastasia Sergeeva