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World University Rankings 2026 digital edition

Leading Asian universities have stalled while US institutions decline, as European systems also come under pressure and the picture shifts across the THE World University Rankings for 2026

Universities risk ‘creeping death’ from unsupervised mergers

Specialist institutions could be subsumed without high-level oversight of sector consolidation, MPs warned

London move a ‘natural step’ for remote Australian university

UK offers reassuring familiarity for Charles Darwin’s TNE ‘push’ but vice-chancellor says its MBA courses will be unlike anything already available

World University Rankings 2026: Australia bucks trend of decline

Lingering financial pressures mean country is ‘not out of the woods’ despite strong showing this year, expert warns

Latin American universities must stop being passive recipients of change

Rigid structures need to be loosened to address the devaluation of degrees and to embrace AI and microcredentials, says Carlos Olivares

Move beyond mentorship and ‘sponsor’ women in STEM, says scholar

Female researchers need ‘action’, not just ‘advice’, says high-flying scientist

Free speech needs ‘more kindness’, says Oxford v-c

Irene Tracey stresses importance of teaching students courtesy and respect to model what ‘good disagreement’ looks like

‘New collaborations needed’ as US cuts global health funding

Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat

Chemistry Nobel winners ‘created new molecular architecture’

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi honoured for development of metal-organic frameworks

Trump compact forces debate over freedoms versus unknown payout

Oxford’s largest-ever project ‘shows what the humanities can do’

New building that brings together disciplines for the first time will also open its doors to the public to engage with big questions facing the world

Taiwanese universities increase mental health leave for students

Rapid increase in institutions allowing time off welcomed as a vital step toward supporting well-being, although academics warn it also raises questions about staffing, implementation and potential...

Expanding visa eligibility ‘can deepen UK-US research links’

Russell Group calls for long-term partnerships to be secured amid political uncertainty

Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

Australia’s mission-based compacts must live up to their name

Atec needs to ensure that compacts genuinely strengthen social licence and drive meaningful change – not just compliance, says Zlatko Skrbis