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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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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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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Tectonic shifts point to Asia taking on the mantle
The World University Rankings 2014-2015 continue the trends of US decline and Asian ascent, writes Phil Baty
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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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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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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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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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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
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THE podcast: is Australia's international student boom about to go bust?
A period of explosive growth and cuts in government funding has left many institutions too reliant on foreign student feesÂ
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Finding fault in Australia’s latest data dump
The Australian government has released three major data sets unusually back-to-back and full of mistakes, leading John Ross to ask: why so much, why so fast and why so erroneous?
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Australian universities fear ‘grand challenges’ research focus
Response to row over vetoing of humanities grants could result in curiosity-driven scholarship being pushed out
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THE to host first Eurasia research summit
The event will launch a new ranking of the best universities in the Eurasia region