Matthew Reisz meets Andrea Pető, recent recipient of the Madame de Staël prize, a scholar at Hungary’s Central European University whose feminist probing into the dark corners of Hungary’s past is provoking strong reactions in the ‘illiberal democracy’
To be a truly global university, metrics must go beyond student enrolment figures and international student welcome weeks, reflects Christopher Hill
In a world transformed, we need a radical new blueprint – for a flexible, less centralised network of scholars and students, says a former Berkeley chancellor
Book of the week: A ‘thought biography’ reveals elements that make for success in science, Rivka Isaacson finds
Brazil dominates the ranking but other countries excel on citation impact and international outlook
