Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy
A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests
Results come as issue continues to be high up agenda on campuses in the UK and US
Study being launched at THE World Academic Summit highlights challenges of collecting comparable data on social mobility
Opposition spokesman on higher education also says government tactics on EU students are 'grubby'
But others say shifting the problem back to students would simply be the ‘easy way out’ instead of prioritising HE in state budgets
Canadian Stephen Toope set to take over from Sir Leszek Borysiewicz in autumn 2017 to lead the prestigious university
Loan pot cut by two thirds, claims Rafizi Ramli of People’s Justice Party
Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges
Flurry prompts discussion over whether such incidents are more common, or a symptom of social media explosion
Government review of admissions followed media assertions that misleading entry tariffs are ‘rife’
Citation analysis reveals potential winners of science’s highest accolade
Annual study from UK estates group shows academic performance has dropped in importance for prospective students
Phil Baty addresses the THE World Academic Summit 2016, and raises some fundamental questions about how higher education is viewed worldwide
Vice-chancellors will need to adapt if they want to influence the direction of post-Brexit Britain, says David Boddy
The latest reaction to the World University Rankings as it comes in
From decolonising curricula to ensuring right-wing viewpoints, calls for more representation and balance on campuses do not all share the same goals, says Tom Cutterham
David Matthews reports from Canada on the Trudeau government’s plans to convert academic research into commercial gains
Tawfik Jelassi, universities minister after the Jasmine Revolution, on losing his anonymity and being taken hostage by students
Analysis of the latest World University Rankings results
Kate McNamee explains how the Alliance Manchester Business School is embracing LinkedIn
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Via fiscal reform, income-linked loans and four-year places, a famed higher education system can be saved, says Simon Marginson
The country’s learners and academics are more thoughtful, engaged and generous than their UK counterparts, says Sam Gilchrist Hall
Funding, freedom from regulation and staff of the highest calibre are the keys to global success
David Palfreyman considers how secretiveness about the benefits a graduate might expect might fall foul of trading regulations
Emma Rees is happily lost in a Sixties’ soundscape but wonders why there are so few female artists
David Wheeler applauds a critique of the impact of neoliberal forces on higher education
Book of the week: Rachel Bowlby tracks the impact of a strange and foreign novel across languages and culture
Tales of marooned mariners helped Britain to see itself as a global power, A. W. Purdue hears
A literature module developed at Brunel University London has moved away from the traditional essay format and embraced the digital age
Three professors give their views on the difficulties of taking on tasks that are necessary but undervalued
Academics offer advice on how to turn glumness into enthusiasm
Additional fee income could be diverted to fund research, warns Hepi paper
Wes Streeting calls for student representation on governing bodies and new information requirements
The HE Bill is explicit on the need for competition, but why does it not encourage cooperation? Maddalaine Ansell writes
Find out the differences between these two leading US university rankings
League tables for computer science, and business and economics will be released for the first time
Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country
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Some lecturers will rightly encourage forms of student interaction that are impossible for those covering their faces, Eric Heinze argues
University of Oxford snatches top spot from Caltech in this year’s World University Rankings as Asia’s rise continues
Universities must pay more attention to the difficulties faced by students, says Daniel Dennehy
The prospect of new grammar schools on the horizon raises big questions for HE, writes Nick Hillman
Head of UK admissions service Mary Curnock Cook addresses concerns that universities might ‘not hear a word’ from applicants