How to equip graduates for the future
In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks
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‘A plant in the middle of the desert’: women and STEM in the Arab world
Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East
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How China may lead rather than follow in HE
Universities in China are once again the fastest-advancing group in the THE World University Rankings. A closer look at their approaches shows why
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THE World University Rankings 2019: East closes in on West
China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
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France boosts international student numbers
Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong
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Research takes back seat in Australia’s international boom
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars
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Which countries’ HE systems are globalising quickest?
Four years of data from THE’s world rankings show that the UK appears to have stalled on internationalisation compared with some rivals
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The world transformed: trends driving change in higher education
With one more year to go until the end of a decade that is transforming universities worldwide, ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at the trends that have shaped the past 12 months
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THE Podcast: the competition for global talent
University leaders from Russia and India and an executive from Microsoft discuss how to attract and retain top-tier academics
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Scepticism of Australian research grant assessment won’t be quelled anytime soon
Australia’s twice-unlucky research grant applicants raise questions about the assessment process, but they could help elevate science as an election issue, says John Ross
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Books interview: Shane Hamilton
The lecturer in international business and strategy and author of Supermarket USA on big books, the ‘Cold War Farms Race’ and jazzed-up propaganda battles
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Asia University Rankings 2014 results
Japan is still the number one nation but the balance of power is shifting as Beijing increases research funding
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Asia University Rankings 2014 methodology
 The Asia University Rankings guarantee quality by employing the same methodology as the blue-riband World University Rankings: here we detail the criteria that lie behind the calculations The Times...
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Asian university systems rated higher than graduates by firms
Preview data from upcoming Global University Employability Ranking show view is reversed for some European nations