Young Universities Summit

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

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

Philanthropic donations to universities seen in the US can be replicated in Europe and the Middle East, argues former University of Chicago president Hugo Sonnenschein

Outdated view that modern universities exert only local influence should be challenged, Hefce’s David Sweeney tells Barcelona event

Summit will take place on 5-7 April and officially launch the 150 Under 50 Rankings 2017, ranking the world's best universities under 50 years old

New universities must seek innovative ways to improve the student experience rather than simply mimicking older institutions, says Peter Coaldrake

Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks

A new network of young research institutions in Europe has been launched with the aim of increasing influence in education policy

University of Huddersfield chancellor to step down after 12 years