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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

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

China’s Southern University of Science and Technology puts an overriding emphasis on knitting together talented people from all regions and levels, says its president, Shiyi Chen

Growing interest in the student mental health crisis is welcome, but it is overburdened hourly paid lecturers who are most at risk of stress in universities, says Sam Christie

French president is credited with being behind boom in applications to study at Sciences Po

Long-held beliefs about the UK’s hierarchy of institutions do not stand up to scrutiny, and hold back progress, argues Edward Peck

As Theresa May concludes her trade visit to China, Tim Bradshaw reflects on how research-intensive universities have paved the way for increased East-West trade

Scholar says universities must take responsibility for ‘polemic debate’, while other experts reject idea that cap on international recruitment is needed

India has made clear that education is key to a future trade deal; the UK must take note, says Lord Bilimoria

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

CETYS could be first Mexican university awarded membership to National Collegiate Athletic Association

Ana Mari Cauce says collaborations allow universities to be ‘less solely dependent’ on the federal administration

The huge economic benefits of international students to the US economy must not be ignored by President Trump, warns one US university leader

Leaders of some of the world’s top universities will speak at flagship THE event in Singapore

Ian Greer succeeds the late Patrick Johnston at Russell Group institution

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

University says George Holmes was ‘shocked’ by treatment of women at all-male event but did not witness any ‘assaults’

Lou Anna Simon steps down just hours after gymnastics physician was sentenced for sexually abusing young athletes 

Victims claim university’s negligence allowed sexual abuse to occur 

Aston University head warns mooted cuts to tuition fees in England will only benefit wealthiest graduates

Average salary of university leader in country stands at A$890,000 (£509,000)

The 2018 regional rankings use Times Higher Education’s tried and tested methodology to scrutinise Asia

Analysis of public sector pay claims that university leaders are paid ‘well below’ those in similar leadership positions

Muddled thinking behind the creation of the new Office for Students risks damaging the UK's world-class universities, says Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

‘Trained observers’ can help selection committees stamp out implicit bias against women, Europe’s biggest highest education institutions say

Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers

The UK’s new higher education minister needs to move beyond recent spats to prioritise science, funding and mitigating Brexit, says David Bell

The government’s unilateral move to rein in costs is the inevitable result of a volatile and emotive political climate, says Warren Bebbington

Ibero-American University of Science and Technology closed after an investigation found the institution to have debts of about 4 billion pesos

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

Times Higher Education’s third summit in the region will reveal the best universities in the Arab world 

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

Mathematicians at Imperial College London will have access to French research grants through new collaboration

With students paying higher fees and expecting better facilities, UK universities must find sustainable ways to increase capital expenditure, says Philip Stephenson

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

Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17

Sir Anthony Seldon explains why he was pleased to see Toby Young resign from the Office for Students, despite initially applauding the appointment  

Proposed governance code will require institutions to explain why leaders’ pay is above ‘acceptable’ range of average pay multiples

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

Physicist will step down 'in coming months', once successor is appointed

Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit

Head of private university that closed in July 2016 is latest academic targeted in post-coup crackdown

The Ghanaian university president on medieval poetry, good leadership and Goethe 

Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan

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

Chris Parr runs through 11 of the best 2017 Christmas videos from university leaders

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

Sir David Eastwood earns £90,000 as USS chair, while Dame Glynis Breakwell gets £50,000

Vice-chancellors’ salaries in Australia are the highest in the anglophone world, and are attracting sharp criticism, says Gavin Moodie

An annual scrap for survival in English universities’ elite grouping could make for compelling TV viewing, suggests James Tooley 

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

Xiang Zhang, who will succeed Peter Mathieson, faces challenges over academic freedom and Chinese influence in the former British colony

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