Asean focus on ‘world-class’ universities ‘comes at local cost’
British Council conference to hear of downsides to focus on elite higher education institutions
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THE World University Rankings 2019: pathways to greatness
A new THE analysis of ‘academic clusters’ reveals insights into the rapid improvement of institutions such as Tsinghua and New York University
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THE Research Excellence Summit heads to Russia
Event will feature launch of four ÌÇÐÄVlog subject rankings
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Free trade talks put Australia at front of Horizon Europe queue
Negotiations set to boost access to €100 billion research and innovation scheme, scholar says
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Should the research elite collaborate more with poor countries?
Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: results announced
Analysis reveals Asia’s top universities still have low levels of prestige outside continentÂ
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Forget Trump, the threat to science comes from within
Experts are out of fashion with today’s political vanguard, but fraudulent research risks further undermining science, says THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross
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Scholars who write children’s literature
The academy has long had a rich vein of children’s literature running through it, with J. R. R. Tolkien, Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis all being Oxford dons. Matthew Reisz finds that the seam is...
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THE Young University Rankings 2018: the global appetite for higher education
Our data visualisations show how institutions were established in three distinct waves, and the global distribution of ‘Golden Age’ universities
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China’s Crisis of Success, by William Overholt
Book of the week: Jonathan Mirsky wonders at the wisdom of making this Asian ‘miracle’ a model for rapid development
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Australia to take European lead on qualifications framework
Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests
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Worrying signs for Australia’s gravy train
Is Australia’s higher education export industry destined to become a victim of its own success? Â