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We unveil the top 250 universities under 50 years old and explain our generational and nuanced approach to young institutions

This year’s ranking showcases a much greater range of Golden Age universities and has been expanded to include 200 universities

Because the passing of a year is an arbitrary measure of maturity, we have added more gradation into our rankings, says Phil Baty

In Randomistas, Andrew Leigh, a former professor of economics turned MP, channels his inner nerd to pen a ode to the joys of randomised trials, finds Matthew Reisz

As the EU’s proposals for its Horizon Europe research funding framework near publication, the UK must commit to playing a full role, says Paul Boyle

Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards

While it is important to reassess behaviour and power dynamics through a post-Weinstein lens, it is harder to make the case for deleting work from the academic record

University faces criticism for ‘property developer’ strategy in wake of Oxford’s £750 million issuing

Critics of his initiative to make the University of Buckingham drugs-free are missing the point about the power of education, says Anthony Seldon

With the consultation now closed, Philip Augar’s review of English post-18 education must begin the hard work of devising substantial but cost-effective proposals, says Andy Westwood 

Gathering intellectual antagonists under the same roof contains the incendiary electricity of controversy and redirects it to generate sparks of new knowledge, says Carel Stolker

Universities and sector experts welcome opposition pledge as boost for students and labour market

The former LSE director tells Matthew Reisz that colleagues at Sciences Po sense an opportunity in Brexit, that the French should not fret over league tables and that academics, policymakers and bankers must talk more

That the role of higher education is so often misunderstood or misportrayed, even in institutions, means much good work goes unremarked

The doggedness required to complete a PhD is underappreciated by non-academic employers and graduates themselves, Jeremy Wolos argues

Submissions invited across 18 categories

Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget

Staff strike prompts decision to award ESRC studentships to Cardiff University candidates based on paper applications only

Magdeburg university head reveals scale of threats he received after controversy over right-wing AfD speakers

Universities in the former East Germany are now on a par with those of western Europe while others in the former Soviet bloc still lag. David Matthews visits Poland to explore why

Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons

Analysts are optimistic that the expert panel convened to reassess the USS deficit could deliver significant change, although others are less convinced

Labour attacks department’s green light for ‘University Campus of Football Business’ name

As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better

Peter Williams concerned by requirement for English universities to deliver ‘successful outcomes’ for ‘all’ students

Growing discontent among University and College Union members about leaders’ handling of negotiations

Rigid, top-down tie-ups will do nothing to foster quality or European identity, says Jan Palmowski

Converting the USS into a defined contributions scheme could give younger academics a bigger pension pot, argues David Voas 

Elite Japanese universities are renowned for their strength in research, but does their reputation also reflect quality in teaching? Times Higher Education’s student-focused Japan University Rankings and student experience survey offer some fascinating insights

The apparent theft of exam papers in Papua New Guinea suggests to John Warren that we should all be more transparent over marking mishaps   

Casualisation and treating academics like feckless children who can’t be trusted have also taken their toll, says Sarah Colvin

Unprecedented spending on university estates are transforming campuses and cities more generally, explain the authors of a new book on contemporary design in higher education

Higher education institutions are well placed to develop solutions to harassment and assault, says University of Southern California provost

Sophie Inge speaks to two sets of job-sharers about the pros and cons of dividing an academic role

To survive, UK universities must think far beyond educational products and their own narrow institutional interests, says Mike Boxall

The Republic of Ireland’s embrace of differentiated national missions for institutions offers international lessons, says Ellen Hazelkorn

Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female

Students would benefit enormously if only universities felt freer to innovate and collaborate, says Nick Bevan

New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme

Fears that the arrival of foreign universities could decimate native provision have apparently been set aside by ministers, writes Martin Surya Mulyadi  

Employers and workers want higher-level skills but apprenticeship infrastructure is still built around further education, says Adrian Anderson

Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan

We answer some of your questions about the forthcoming Times Higher Education Innovation Rankings

Analysis of government data reveals that Australian universities’ surpluses have effectively halved over the past six years, says Conor King

US universities’ public approval is best guaranteed by boldly defending non-partisan values such as tolerance and free speech, says Darren Linvill

The architectural historian on the mediocrity of postwar crematoria design and why we need to talk more openly about death

Suspension is a legal and emotional minefield that can blow up in managers’ faces, says a wrongfully suspended scholar 

Simon Baker, THE’s data editor, charts some of the different strengths and weaknesses among Asian countries’ universities

Just as the ‘little red dot’ city state has made an indelible mark on the global stage, president of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Subra Suresh examines how his institution has garnered attention

Futao Huang considers the five nations trying to compete with China, Asia’s higher education superpower

China has put itself atop the rankings and set the model that others seek to emulate, says Phil Baty

Ellie Bothwell compares two Beijing universities, Tsinghua and Peking, to explain the former’s rise

Singapore has the continent’s best university for the third year in a row but China’s stars are in the ascendant, says Ellie Bothwell

Qatar is improving its university system faster than any other world economy, explains Cesar Wazen

Imperial College Business School’s new associate dean discusses her Spanish heritage, the challenges of balancing work and family, and how business schools should practise what they preach

Better policy would result from improved global scrutiny of student migration, says Rajika Bhandari

Explore the latest offering in our teaching-focused rankings portfolio, says THE’s data and analytics director Duncan Ross 

Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast

Video and podcast coverage of the 2018 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum

Tributes paid to fundraiser who transformed the fortunes of the University of Miami