Research boycotts are bad for science, president says
Leader of Malaysia’s Sunway University says institutions must push back on ‘political’ moves to stop academic collaboration
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Kyiv academy urges scientists to cut Russia ties after drone strike
There can be ‘no science above politics’ when science is ‘under attack’, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine says a day after it was struck by a Russian drone
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Russell Group’s higher fees call ‘parochial’, says SOAS v-c
Better to expand global partnerships to tap into huge demand for HE in the developing world, says SOAS University of London leader Adam Habib
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UK transnational student numbers overtake onshore internationals
Number of students taking UK courses abroad has surpassed international students studying in the UK for the first time, new figures show
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World University Rankings 2027 digital edition
The data behind this year’s THE World University Rankings show the gathering strength of Asian institutions, as Europe begins to falter and margins between those in the top tier shrink further
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World University Rankings 2027: results announced
Asian universities’ resumed upward trajectory takes them past mainland Europe for the first time, as reputational lustre protects US and UK for now
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World University Rankings 2027: Australia steady as West slides
Australia defies prophecies of doom and a trend of Western decline but observers warn that it can only defy gravity for so long
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World University Rankings 2027: gathering momentum
The 2027 edition of the rankings still has an exclusively US and UK top 10 but Asia is rising again, as universities across the world face funding and AI challenges
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World University Rankings 2027: can China break into the top 10?
Chinese universities go from strength to strength, but will need to bolster their international outlook if they are to reach the top – and the policy signals are mixed on this front
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Metric modifications will help maintain rankings quality
Revisions to the World University Rankings methodology metrics for the 2028 edition will include a cap on self-citations and an adjustment in the research quality metrics, to keep the rankings robust...
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Rankings portfolio expands to support regional development
New World University Rankings derivatives for South-east Asia and Central Eurasia will support universities on their development trajectory
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Assessment has been redesigned for the AI era. Why hasn’t marking?
We should mark a student’s distance travelled, rather than judging them solely on the absolute quality of a final output, says Emma Ransome
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Tiered English tuition fee system ‘would denude rest of sector’
Fallout over differential university fees suggestion continues, amid suggestions that the Russell Group head is saying the quiet part out loud
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UKRI’s plans to cut QR funding risk ‘weakening regional capacity’
Proposed loss of certain quality-related streams could undermine specialist institutions’ ability to build research capacity
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Female researchers ask for less funding than male counterparts
Study analysing grant application data from Danish funders suggests that requesting more funding could boost female academics’ careers