THE World University Rankings 2020: time to follow our own star
Having caught up in the numbers game, Tsinghua and China more widely are ready to pursue research and teaching suited to their unique priorities, says Bin Yang
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Hong Kong boycotts replace lectures with ‘lessons in civics’
Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts
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Jo Johnson under pressure over Brexit after prorogation move
Universities minister ‘needs to come out and say what he thinks’, says one vice-chancellor
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Slavery reparations must deliver racial redress
Universities must re-examine their efforts to atone for slavery by listening to those affected by racial injustice, says Linda Mann
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Regulator under fire as providers await registration decisions
Institutions without place on Office for Students’ list unable to confirm loan eligibility for new recruits
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Australian university adopts ‘block teaching’ for postgraduates
Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level
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Teaching students in English is damaging their education
A bold policy to internationalise Turkey’s universities by teaching in English should be abandoned, says Sinan Bayraktaroğlu
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THE World University Rankings 2020: methodology
In collecting and considering data for the World University Rankings, we are scrupulous and transparent. Here we detail what goes into our assessment of almost 1,400 institutions worldwide
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THE podcast: Decolonising the curriculum
Three people pushing for change on university campuses discuss how decolonisation goes beyond course content
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US universities ‘should have blocked’ Jeffrey Epstein donations
Institutions largely silent over how they allowed their researchers to take financier's funding, despite his interest in eugenics and 2008 sex conviction
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California’s Elsevier break strengthens other campuses’ hands
Universities report winning more conciliatory terms on open access question in their own negotiations with publisher
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Research-shy institutions ‘could lose university status’
Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification
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Uncap university places outside cities, Australian minister told
New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition