Young Universities Summit

Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone the mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does the concept really mean? Will it really yield the insights it promises? And how best can it be fostered? Ellie Bothwell reports

Former universities minister says institutions do not always succeed in maintaining founding diversity as he predicts ‘growth agenda’ will win in the UK

Physicist and broadcaster says academics must have freedom and support to communicate with society, to ‘avoid mistakes of past’

UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Economist Lord Jim O'Neill warns political ‘nonsense’ a barrier to urgently-needed research

Head of fledgling college created by alliance of major research universities talks of ambition to diversify subject

Event will include launch of Young University Rankings 2020

Jessica Wade tells THE summit that younger institutions can create better equality policies from scratch

President of Canada’s York University warns against binary divide between regional and global universities

Coming to you from a log flume in Florida, the team discusses highlights from the THE Young Universities Summit. Buckle your safety belt

Newer, urban universities can have impact beyond more established names, USF leaders argue

Event hears rallying cry for liberal education in the face of ‘false dichotomy’ between learning and jobs

President shares story of institution’s path out of the ‘abyss’

Bold by nature, young institutions are tailor-made for ambitious projects such as the EU’s plan to create disruptive ‘super-networks’, says Anthony Forster

The event will host the launch of the 2018 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings

Video and audio highlights from the fourth Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit

Jessa Rogers looks at the disappointing picture for Indigenous scholars in the academy

Promoting social responsibility among students should be key to universities’ missions in the modern age, says Timothy W. Tong

Harvey Mudd head explains how elite college became ‘poster child’ for diversity

Hong Kong Polytechnic University initiative goes against trend towards shorter programmes

Joint honours approach attracts more women and ethnic minorities to field, says Northeastern dean

Five years on, our expanding analysis of success-bound younger institutions finds much to celebrate

Newer universities are a diverse group, says Peter Coaldrake, but their fresh thinking can inspire institutions of all vintages

Asian universities make up 20 of the top 50 institutions established in the late 1980s and 1990s, while the UK and Australia dominate

A series of mergers have helped French universities to dominate a new table of universities founded in the 21st century

Rainer Klump on his 14-year-old institution’s enthusiasm for international partnerships and its leading role in the Grand Duchy’s transformation

Universities established between 1967 and 1985 are the top-performing institutions in the overall THE Young University Rankings this year

Newer universities excel when it comes to internationalisation and research influence

In our expanded picture of the top young universities worldwide, we still scrutinise all the information we collect with the same exacting measures we use across all our rankings

The ranking will be released during the THE Young Universities Summit in Australia

Event host Pompeu Fabra University is arguably the greatest legacy of 1992 Games, says Jack Grove

New head of Staffordshire University says sector must think harder about whether classrooms and lecture halls on campus are suited to modern teaching methods