World University Rankings 2016-2017: results announced
University of Oxford snatches top spot from Caltech in this year’s World University Rankings as Asia’s rise continues
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THE podcast: World University Rankings 2016-2017 results
Analysis of the latest World University Rankings results
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World insight: preparing asylum seekers in Hong Kong for higher education
Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam
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Study shines light on success of Germany’s Excellence Initiative
‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small
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Hong Kong v-c: staff ‘shrugged shoulders’ on gender equity
Peter Mathieson says being part of UN HeForShe initiative will allow the university to improve female representation
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German research ministry demands open access
Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain
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‘Bad science’ spreads through natural selection, says study
New research also finds that the statistical power of studies in social and behavioural science has not improved in half a century
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Protests follow South Africa fees increase announcement
Government support means low- and middle-income students will not have to pay extra
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Australia: ‘many sex assaults' on overseas and LGBT students
President of the Australian Human Rights Commission says number of attacks on campus is 'seriously under-reported'
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Global scholars recruited by Canadian institute
Initiative singles out young scholars who have the potential to forge new techniques and ways of thinking
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We need a new type of internationalisation in education
Internationalisation is unpopular with swathes of the public and it needs a makeover, says Janet Beer
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Robot-written reviews fool academics
Peer reviews created by self-generated text machines are the latest threat to scientific integrity
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Mainland Chinese students ‘face discrimination in Hong Kong’
Students report hostility from traders and clashes over whether Hong Kong is part of China in new study