‘National interest’ funding tests ‘bad for science’
Conference hears that nationalist politics could hamper efforts to tackle pandemics
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Asia Universities Summit: student creativity key, says KAIST head
Steve Kang says he wants to challenge East Asian 'uni-directional' tradition of education where students simply 'prepare for the test'
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Video: the role of research universities in creating new impact
A global panel of research universities and industry leaders discuss how to foster a sustainable culture of innovationÂ
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Asia University Rankings 2016: The pillars of National University of Singapore’s success
To rise rapidly, institutions should consider a four-pronged strategy for growth and development, says Tan Chorh Chuan
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10 ways universities can change the story
Tips from THE’s editor on how universities can shift the negative perceptions of higher education to reassert their value to society
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Barring Chinese from research projects ‘should not be taboo’
European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds
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Is the Haldane Principle obsolete?
Last year’s scandal over the ministerial vetoing of Australian research grants coincided with the centenary of the fabled principle that politicians should keep out of such decisions. But with...
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Americans abroad: challenging ‘Soviet’ corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia
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International higher education’s borders are impassable to the poor
The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion, says Rudrani Dasgupta
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World insight: Banging the drum for liberal arts in East Asia
Countries like Singapore are turning to broad-based education just as the US turns away from it, says Trisha Craig
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Does university assessment still pass muster?
Most universities still rely on exams and assessed essays to grade their students. But as the fourth industrial revolution, employability and student satisfaction all rise up the agenda, many experts...
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Migration routes: Ruben Andersson on the border control ‘industry’
Western countries’ determination to tackle the migration crisis without taking any risks with their own personnel is wasteful and counterproductive, the Oxford anthropologist tells Matthew ReiszÂ
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‘Sea change’ raises tide of Australian university fundraising
Institutions’ philanthropy heads lift their sights as campaigns exceed expectations
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Australia lobbied to rejoin ‘Asian Erasmus’ scheme
Country’s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment
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Western universities feel the strain of China talent tussle
Foreign faculty’s dissatisfaction adds to the lure of Chinese recruitment push