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Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians
Overseas students in UK are more likely to recommend studying in the country than those in other nations
Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school
Research
Institutions say Commission should divert structural funds into modernising academic systems
The vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong speaks to Times Higher Education at the 2017 THE Innovation and Impact Summit
Virtual research institute aims to overcome geography by providing grants and funding a joint PhD programme
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Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians
Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school
Study finds dropout rate has remained static over course of decade
The Week In Higher Education
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Politics and Policy
Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians
Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school
Internationalisation
Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians
Overseas students in UK are more likely to recommend studying in the country than those in other nations
Research policy expert says there is ‘no need’ for higher education to make ‘special case’ for universities during negotiations
Rankings
The first THE ranking measuring teaching across Europe will be launched at the event next year
Interviews
The Open University's vice-chancellor says now is the moment to turn around decline in part-time study
Data
Some countries have managed to increase both the quality and quantity of their research
When it comes to big countries, more individualistic nations are more altruistic
This graph shows that Japan’s top-ranked universities now rely on their hospitals for about 40 per cent of their income as they struggle with deep cuts in government spending.
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the “bad effects” of science is that it “breaks down ideas of right and wrong”
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Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
Sir Christopher Snowden, former Universities UK president, attacks ratings in wake of Southampton’s bronze award
Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride
To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry
But the highest value UK spin-off companies mainly come from research-intensive universities, latest figures show