In 1920, psychologist John Watson described his infamous experiments on an infant in a bid to show that the human mind is a blank slate. A hundred years on, Antonio Melechi examines the rise and fall of behaviourism, and the utopian – or dystopian – reflexes that it conditioned
Coventry University’s endeavours notwithstanding, other international education initiatives are more sustainable, say Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit
A growing number of data detectives are on the hunt for sloppy science and dodgy statistics. Jack Grove examines the methods they use
Book of the week: Constantine Sandis admires a subtle and judicious analysis of the communications skills of our fellow creatures
Mainland China continues to lead ranking, but South Africa and Saudi Arabia have highest average scores in top 200
