Chinese universities urge academics to ‘promote socialist values’
Move follows government accusation that ideological and political work at some top institutions was weak
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How to write (and publish) like a pro
Adam Szetela has been speaking to some high profile scholars about how to write well, and this is what he found out
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Turkish academics exiled to Germany remain in fear
Intense polarisation of Turkish diaspora, plus online harassment, means refugee scholars feel they are being watched
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Student mobility may aid ‘democratic development’ in home nations
Greater democratic development in post-Soviet nations when students head for EU rather than Russia, study finds
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WSJ/THE US College Rankings 2018: Harvard comes top
Stanford loses lead spot in 2018 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education league table
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Germany’s election and the educational polarisation of voters
Unlike in the UK and the US, German graduates tend to vote in quite similar ways to other citizens. But not in the case of the AfD, writes David Matthews
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World Academic Summit 2017: free speech and the future of higher education
Peter Agre, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Dirks speak to Times Higher Education at the 2017 World Academic Summit in London
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China 'punishes' US university for Dalai Lama invitation
Scholarship organisation reportedly decides to stop supporting academic exchanges with the University of California, San Diego
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Academics face ‘continuing global crisis' of attacks
Scholars at Risk counts 257 assaults and persecutions on higher education communities over past year
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OECD data highlight ‘chicken and egg’ problem in boosting STEM
Figures suggest young people choose subjects according to present balance of a country’s economy
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Labour 2017: fees pledge keeps party in campaign mode, but detail is lacking
Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood – but important questions remain unanswered
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Labour 2017: more activists and fewer lobbyists make for interesting HE debate
Nick Hillman writes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, where – happily – he finds fewer lobbyists and more activists
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UK must compete with US and Asia on research translation, v-c warns
Challenge for UK as Asian research diaspora returns home, says China-born member of PM's science council
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Germany and Russia strengthen research ties
Multinational research teams can now bid for money in any scientific area, although funders do not expect security-sensitive projects
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Australian minister promises 'pragmatism' in bid to pass reforms
Simon Birmingham brushes off criticism of 'rivers of gold' comments on university funding