Data bite: which countries are best at cross-border collaboration?
Data from the THE World University Rankings suggest that European nations come top for co-authorship of papers
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World University Rankings 2018 methodology
With more data from more institutions, our 2018 rankings give a bigger picture than ever before. Here we explain the methodology that underpins the tables
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Universities’ role in turbulent times
Community contribution matters as much as teaching and research, says Karen Stanton
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Academics push South Africa to open apartheid-era archives
Witwatersrand conference hears that scholars have much to learn from material that activists are seeking to make public
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University of Miami shuns links with Cuba under local pressure
Meeting with representatives of the Cuban exile community have helped shaped plans for its flagship research institute
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Why the mental ill health of academic researchers remains a hidden problem
More work is needed to understand the mental health needs of researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten
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Scientists challenge stereotypes with selfies
Instagram posts aim to overcome perception that researchers are typically male and white
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PhD thesis: writing it up (and the art of procrastination)
Mike Smith reveals six of the most useful pieces of advice he has been able to give his PhD students over the years
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Universities’ focus on careers ‘fails to address global division’
Head of NYU Abu Dhabi says that undergraduates must be taught skills to create ‘a world of common understanding’
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India’s foreign student recruitment ‘abysmally low’
Country’s universities losing out on revenue, diversity and global outlook, AIU report warns
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Universities must sell the benefits of globalisation
Peter Mathieson is a big believer in the merits of globalisation, and wants universities to instil this belief in their students
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International student figures: dawn rises on a dark world of falsehoods
The battle is not over for universities, but this week’s figures on international students are vindication for an embattled HE sector, says Sir Keith Burnett
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Rudd ‘deserves credit’ for bid to secure overseas student shift
MAC commission seen as attempt to secure more open stance, enabled by exit of PM’s former adviser
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Review finds 'no evidence' of student overstaying problem in UK
New analysis of border check data suggest vast majority of international students leave country or stay legally after finishing courses