Korean universities hit with overseas recruitment bans
Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population
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Is academic life in North Korea as strange and difficult as you think?
Even universities in the hermit kingdom largely cut themselves off from the rest of the world. Yet those few Westerners with direct experience of them suggest that while critical inquiry is...
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Interview with Yvonne Gao
Quantum physicist describes breaking stereotypes about age in science, her venture into the start-up world and how she ultimately chose academia
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Universities must go hybrid to stay relevant, says Coursera CEO
Universities urged to work alongside edtech companies and other online players to improve offering to students
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China schools lecturers on ‘correct thinking’ over Ukraine war
Staff reportedly told Nato is to blame for conflict triggered by Russian invasion
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Two in five live under ‘significant decline’ in academic freedom
Global index links downward trend over the past decade to accelerating and deepening decline in democracy
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What does the return of inflation mean for universities?
After decades operating in a largely low-inflation environment, Western universities are seeing rising energy costs and war in Ukraine push prices up. How exposed is the sector?
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Is globalisation dead? And what would this mean for universities?
War in Ukraine may reshape university internationalisation, but most academics do not expect a knockout blow
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More than 1,500 universities submit data for impact ranking
Institutions across a record 110 territories take part, with Pakistan and Thailand among those significantly increasing the number of submissions
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Talking leadership 20: Joseph Hun-wei Lee on Macao-China relations
The president of Macau University of Science and Technology discusses overhauling engineering education and the differences between Macao and Hong KongÂ
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Russian academics risk arrest to oppose Ukraine war
Scholars expressing ‘shock and horror’ call for ‘immediate stop’ to Putin’s ‘senseless’ invasion
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Why we are rewarding support for refugees in our Impact Rankings
We hope small language changes will make a big difference to displaced communities, says Duncan Ross
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Lukewarm reception from Europe for UK’s Global Talent visas
First post-Brexit figures show limited demand in Europe for bespoke visa scheme designed to bring top researchers to the UK
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Western Australia reopens to international students
Returning numbers underwhelming so far as isolated state casts off its shackles
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Young University Rankings 2022: results announced
French institution tops table for first time as country’s consolidation strategy appears to pay offÂ