China and Cambridge top science and technology cluster ranking
Global Innovation Index shows China overtaking US on number of leading clusters, but UK impresses on intensive smaller clusters
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Fee-free Philippines degrees ‘threaten private sector viability’
Partial elimination of tuition fees could prove self-defeating by undermining the private universities that educate more than half of the country’s students
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Ministers must put trust in universities, says outgoing Nobel v-c
Autonomy, tertiary sector integration and sustainable research funding are crucial to sector’s future, Brian Schmidt says, as he relinquishes leadership role
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PhD students protest against IIT’s ‘paper per semester’ rule
Pressure to publish seen as ‘contributing factor’ to recent suicides, as Madras faces backlash on doctoral monitoring
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Lancaster objects to ‘very confusing’ Uclan name change plan
University wants to drop ‘Central’ and become ‘The University of Lancashire’, as existing location description has ‘little or no current relevance or meaning’
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Universities ‘paying lip service’ to interdisciplinary research
THE analysis finds that high share of global institutions fail to recognise staff for cross-disciplinary working, as experts warn research environment is ‘still not up to the task’
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World University Rankings 2023: top marks for Australian sector
Covid’s impacts are yet to take the sheen off local universities’ rankings performance, with their average scores now topping the world
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings: a new framework
African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty
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World University Rankings 2023: African sector improving rapidly
Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year
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Government will pilfer international levy proceeds, critics warn
Criticism of Australia’s ‘tax’ on international students escalates amid signs that it may be a done deal
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Singapore campus ‘delusional’ for cash-strapped university
Critics say joint venture is doomed to fail in an ‘ultra-competitive market’, but Massey insists it has done its homework
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Australian university hubs address suburban visibility problem
‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations
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World University Rankings 2022: results announced
Universities that published high-impact research on Covid-19 have soared up the league table, with China reaping the most rewards
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Less than half of top universities publish AI guidelines
Lack of clear guidelines may put instructors on ‘defensive’ over students’ use of ChatGPT, researchers say