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THE data analysis in partnership with Elsevier highlights economic impact of world’s leading institutions 

THE’s rankings editor Phil Baty sets out why the World University Rankings are here to stay – and why that's a good thing

Ongoing ministerial education reviews risk treating technical and academic education as separate pathways, says Quintin McKellar, and this could be to the detriment of both

Dorothy Bishop will not miss Jo Johnson, but is under no illusions that new minister Sam Gyimah will overturn any of his reforms

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s methodology is of incredibly low quality, says Nick Hillman

Ahead of our Asia Universities Summit, Sir Keith Burnett looks into the future for UK higher education and sees the growing importance of China 

The MBA is no longer a qualification with ‘near mythical status’ offered by only a handful of elite academic institutions – so does it still have value? asks Fran Johnson

Claire Taylor looks at how UK universities can rebuild trust

UUK chief executive Alistair Jarvis outlines how he hopes the HE sector will work with the new OfS

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

Pay awards to vice-chancellors would not meet the requirements laid down in the Corporate Governance Code, says Stuart Farquhar

The mantra that research is loss-making is a convenient fiction used to draw more money to the centres of universities, say Peter Coveney and Christopher Greenwell    

Mark Jones looks at what happens to the league tables if you isolate the World University Rankings’ teaching metrics

Longer courses could mean bigger loans, which would eat into the government’s trumpeted savings, says Nick Hillman

Rich Sullivan-Jones on why the National Audit Office looked into higher education, and what its report tells us about the HE ‘market’

Sally Hunt offers three ways to fix the proposed USS pension reforms

The government is working hard to secure the rights of the 33,000 academics from other EU countries who are working in the UK, says immigration minister Brandon Lewis

The Industrial White Paper is welcome, says Andy Westwood, but does it also represent an opportunity missed?

Diana Beech on an HE-light Budget that nonetheless has some implications for university staff and students

Tributes paid to pioneering African American university administrator

Agnieszka Piotrowska looks at the past, present and possible future of Zimbabwe’s universities, following the resignation of Robert Mugabe

Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ‘vortex university’, and why Exeter aspires to become one

Australia’s higher education policy is adrift, and could learn a thing or two from the UK, say Julie Hare and Stephen Parker

What will European and global research collaboration look like post-Brexit?

Nancy Rothwell and Glyn Davis write from the Global University Engagement Summit in Melbourne

Lifelong learning, real-world experience and a focus on ‘uniquely human attributes’ are key to preparing students for the future, says Joseph Aoun

NTU pro v-c talks about finding out who you are at university, leading a stellar theatre company and why Nottingham should be European Capital of Culture

The most effective institutions in ‘oiling elite trajectories’ are now universities, not schools, find Sam Friedman and Aaron Reeves 

Commission’s final report calls for an Office for Strategic Economic Management to ensure sound regional economic policy, writes Andy Westwood

Robert Smedley sentenced for five counts of fraud alongside partner Christopher Joynson

Speakers at the 2017 World Academic Summit discuss how world-class universities are embracing social inclusivity

Awkward phrasing and pretence of politeness make Chris Heaton-Harris’ letter more sinister, writes Trisha Greenhalgh

Industrial and commercial partnerships for economic growth are important, but universities must also look to the public and third sectors, says Claire Taylor

Is the government trying to have its cake and eat it with regard to free speech? asks Smita Jamdar

Publication of the OfS regulatory framework consultation is a ‘significant milestone’ on the road to a new regulatory regime, says OfS chief executive Nicola Dandridge

Labour MP Chris Elmore believes the most generous student maintenance package in the UK should not be confined to Wales

Leading higher education professionals heading for executive teams of Australian universities

A ‘European Campus’ has already been created by French, Swiss and German universities

Transcript of the speech delivered by Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, at the 2017 annual conference of the Higher Education Funding Council for England

Universities were never far from the top of the agenda at this year’s Conservative Party conference, writes Diana Beech

The new chair of the Campaign for Social Science on ethnic minorities, the similarity between law and academia and universities swallowing the management textbook

What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions

Christopher Cripps offers a French perspective on how universities can develop their position in the international academic community

Higher education institutions are partly to blame for the hostility they now face, says US vice-provost

Lord Willetts and Lord Adonis go head to head in this video debate, tackling UK political issues from tuition fees to vice-chancellor pay levels

We need to call off the witch-hunt and trust in the capacity of our students to learn, says Bruce Macfarlane

Sally Hunt lambastes university employment models, which she says would be more at home in Sports Direct

Competition for students and the cash brought in by increased tuition fees explain why universities want to invest in leadership, writes Andrew McRae

Collaborating with industry provides universities with funding but also insight into real-world problems and solutions, says Christiaan van der Merwe

Universities are doing more to discover what students need and how best to deliver it, Linda Nordling finds as she surveys the top of the teaching pillar

Position in the overall rankings does not capture some of the ways in which many institutions in developing countries shine. Ellie Bothwell reports

A global ranking featuring 1,000 institutions is a milestone. How did we get here, asks Phil Baty

The best universities in the world may excel overall, but their performance on different measures is variable

The most international universities benefit from location, but they still make great effort to attract students from abroad, says Christiaan van der Merwe

Research powerhouses find fuel to raise work to new levels in collaborations that cross institutions, industries and disciplines. Linda Nordling writes

Two UK institutions lead our ranking of the best universities for the first time in its history, with Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen to second place