World University Rankings 2024: China creeps closer to top 10
North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends
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Let’s use in-person conferences for interaction, not presentation
Annual meetings should be reimagined as spaces that enable connections – including with practitioners and the media, says Noam Schimmel
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World University Rankings 2024: Australia over-achieves in research
European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity
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International study stayed strong during Covid, says OECD report
UK and US might have benefited from significant drop in travel to Australia and New Zealand, according to Education at a Glance
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‘Get out of plagiarism rut’ and teach students how to use AI
Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities’ future, leaders tell THE summit
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The week in higher education – 28 September 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Whatever happened to the CUDOS of academic values?
Over the past century, capitalism, relativism, egoism and social advocacy have fuelled the decay of traditional academic commitments, says Bruce Macfarlane
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There is no large-scale, direct attack on academic freedom in India
BJP ministers and supporters are largely limiting themselves to discrediting and suppressing evidence of government failings, says an academic
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India’s lack of research universities hinders its academic freedom
The historical disconnect between teaching and research makes it easy to restrict expression without provoking much outrage, says Saikat Majumdar
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The shape of rankings to come
We’re gathering data on interdisciplinary science and online learning, and making improvements to some of our existing rankings, to capture insights on more of the work that universities do, says THE...
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US ‘must wake up’ to diminishing research power, or ‘lose to Asia’
Clarivate report highlights reliance of US on research collaboration with China in key fields like engineering and technology
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World University Rankings 2024: 20 years tracking global higher education
From just 200 universities to almost 2,000, the World University Rankings have become more global and more inclusive. Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives to examine the most noteworthy...
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Canberra unveils ‘measured’ international education reforms
Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia
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Australia’s tertiary education system is at odds with the times
The changing nature of work and technology, as well as an evolving population and environment, call for a more inclusive system, says Alec Cameron
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World University Rankings 2024: changes to our methodology
The 20th edition is our most robust, inclusive and global ranking, thanks to significant improvements to our methodology