Being as good as the best
The Open University is 30, flourishing and serving as a role model to universities around the world, as Alison Goddard discovers "Blithering nonsense!" That's how heavyweight Tory politician Sir Iain...
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We need more of global science’s good and less of the bad and the ugly
Power relations would be more equitable if all leading disciplinary journals and books were published in multiple languages, says Simon Marginson
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Buoyed by Brazil
Three institutions said to be planning local offices. Donna Bowater reports from Rio de Janeiro
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Will a new president end Mexico’s stand-off over university policy?
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López-Obrador has expanded university access but is accused of ideological attacks on institutions, overly zealous corruption clampdowns and a misguided power grab...
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Universities ‘paying lip service’ to interdisciplinary research
THE analysis finds that high share of global institutions fail to recognise staff for cross-disciplinary working, as experts warn research environment is ‘still not up to the task’
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After a year of ChatGPT, is academia getting to grips with generative AI?
Students love it but faculty typically hate it. Both are asking for help with it. But how close are institutions to devising AI policies that protect both academic integrity and student employability...
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Employability: which university is doing the best by its students?
The Global Employability University Survey reveals where to study to get a job
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Which countries are best at widening access to higher education?
A new report shows that England, Australia and Cuba are leaders in widening participation, while Japan and Russia lag behind. But with context so important in this area, how fair is it to compare?
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West is best but there's a rich feast in the East
Citations might sometimes be lacking, finds Martin Ince, but numerous Asian and Australian universities are well regarded by academics around the world. In terms of higher education, the rest of the...
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Talking leadership 34: Denise Pires de Carvalho on political interference in Brazil
The president of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro discusses budget cuts and encouraging interdisciplinarity
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Talking leadership: Lisa Roberts on forging partners for sustainability
The University of Exeter’s vice-chancellor talks about partnering with businesses, including the controversial decision to keep working with Shell on sustainability
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Polymath boys from Brazil
Cardoso's cabinet is full of ministers with one foot in business and another in academia. Robert Ward reports. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, re-elected president of Brazil last year, is once again...
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Wind of change in Brazil's sails
ABRAZILIAN transport ministry economist who completed her thesis at a British university earlier this year has had a profound effect on Brazilian shipping legislation to make the country's fleet more...
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Public service may be wrong dose for Brazil’s doctors
Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses
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Is Justin Trudeau failing the Canadian science test?
Canada’s Liberal government swept to power eight years ago promising to undo the damage inflicted by the previous Harper regime. However, after a big early funding spike for basic research, there is...