What free higher education really means (and doesn’t mean)
Free tuition policies might appear to alleviate student debt and create more access to higher education, but the reality is a far less equitable system, says Ariane de Gayardon
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: methodology explained
Our Academic Reputation Survey underpins these rankings, ensuring that they’re built on the considered judgement of a representative sample of global experts
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Universities face ‘Olympian’ competition in new technological era
Alliances between institutions to become increasingly important, says Sheffield vice-chancellor
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Thailand’s universities suffering from ‘complacency’
Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards
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Dare to be positive about Europe’s lowest-performing regions
Ahead of the ÌÇÐÄVlog Research Excellence Summit in the Czech Republic, Jan Palmowski summarises the changes needed to unlock the research potential in new Europe
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Why do educators struggle with the legacy of empire?
A lack of intellectual and cultural willingness to open up historical discussions about the UK’s imperial past make it a difficult subject for students and scholars to get to grips with, argues Scott...
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To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk, by John C. Hulsman
A. W. Purdue ponders a historical comparison of advisers to the world’s movers and shakers
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AI is the future but universities must retain the values of the past
Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast
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Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt
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Hong Kong university takes step towards gender parity
Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female
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Lookalike v-cs ‘deter academic talent from staying in Australia’
Leaders from Anglo-Celtic and European backgrounds fail to reflect diversity of campuses, says report
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The three models of higher education systems globally
University systems are born from unique historical and social traditions but can be categorised under three coherent models, according to Samuel MartÃn-Barbero and Adrian Monck
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China ‘trials new form of governance’ with private university
Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests