THE Young University Rankings 2018: an instinctively daring breed
Bold by nature, young institutions are tailor-made for ambitious projects such as the EU’s plan to create disruptive ‘super-networks’, says Anthony Forster
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Will India’s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent’s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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East Asia leads the world in business funding
Academics at leading South Korean universities are the world’s best at attracting funding from business, a new study says.
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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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Interview with Richard Clogg
The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers
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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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Thailand’s universities suffering from ‘complacency’
Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards
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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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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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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