Zombie studies and basket cases
Underwater basket-weaving? Zombies in Popular Media? Perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss so-called useless or absurd courses, says Glen Wright
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German universities plan for life without Elsevier
Loans between libraries, and research sharing between colleagues, could allow country to sever links, negotiators claim
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World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our teaching pillar
Universities are doing more to discover what students need and how best to deliver it, Linda Nordling finds as she surveys the top of the teaching pillar
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World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our internationalisation pillar
The most international universities benefit from location, but they still make great effort to attract students from abroad, says Christiaan van der Merwe
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World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our industry income pillar
Collaborating with industry provides universities with funding but also insight into real-world problems and solutions, says Christiaan van der Merwe
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World University Rankings 2018: top performers in our research pillar
Research powerhouses find fuel to raise work to new levels in collaborations that cross institutions, industries and disciplines. Linda Nordling writes
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World University Rankings 2018: now starring a cast of thousands
A global ranking featuring 1,000 institutions is a milestone. How did we get here, asks Phil Baty
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World University Rankings 2018: even the elite need improvement in some areas
The best universities in the world may excel overall, but their performance on different measures is variable
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World University Rankings 2018: their dreams are not impossible
Position in the overall rankings does not capture some of the ways in which many institutions in developing countries shine. Ellie Bothwell reports
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World University Rankings 2018: results announced
Two UK institutions lead our ranking of the best universities for the first time in its history, with Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen...
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World University Rankings 2018: Brian Schmidt – a laureate’s lesson in leadership
The Nobel prizewinning physicist and Australian National University vice-chancellor on why his experience running a research team matters more than his Nobel prize
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World University Rankings 2018: Cornell’s commitment to its calling
Cornell is dedicated to truth, free expression and diversity, for only through these can it fulfil its mission to ‘maintain and promote the humane and rational values’ crucial to society, says its...
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World University Rankings 2018: agile minds need not fear the future
Tan Chorh‑Chuan explains how the National University of Singapore is addressing two key questions posed by the new age of empowerment
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World University Rankings 2018: Latin American brain drain must be halted
The region must revive the reform spirit of 100 years ago to reverse the loss of talent, say Marcelo Knobel and Andrés Bernasconi