Ten ways THE has improved the university rankings landscape
Collaboration has been a hallmark of THE’s rankings for the past 20 years. This is how we’ve worked with the global sector to produce league tables that meet the needs of universities
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Gradeless learning ‘fails to improve student well-being’
Those who took only pass/fail assignments in first year went on to achieve similar marks as their peers but levels of anxiety remained the same
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Assess PhD applicants ‘on potential, not past excellence’
Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative
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Hostility on Horizon for next European research commissioner
Deputies of Bulgaria’s Iliana Ivanova likely to have outsized influence on Horizon Europe and its successor, according to a national official unhappy that the planning process belongs to Brussels
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OpenAI shelves chatbot text detector over accuracy concerns
ChatGPT creator concedes tool set up to help educators identify when students are using AI in essays does not work properly
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IITs: Can the Indian premier league thrive on the international stage?
Admission to an Indian Institute of Technology is the prize every Indian school-leaver dreams of. But does the scramble for places prepare students well for higher study? Are the institutes’...
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Personalised tests the future of assessment, says ETS
Head of world’s biggest testing firm discusses expansion, artificial intelligence and major changes to the TOEFL and GRE
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The Oxford student side hustle reshaping social science research
After tackling the challenges of accessing large and diverse survey samples, Phelim Bradley’s Prolific is moving into AI
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Universities join alliance to tackle semiconductor ‘skills gap’
Cambridge-based chipmaker Arm warns of ‘clear mismatch’ between graduate skills and industry needs
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Cheating in online exams ‘ineffective’, study claims
Researchers say unsupervised online exams can provide ‘valid assessments of student learning’
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Are student demands for higher grades threatening standards?
As students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation, three scholars reflect on their experiences of being pressured to mark more leniently,...
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No room for ‘complacency’, say Australian reviewers
Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’
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Join our new Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings advisory board
THE is looking for people who are committed to a better sub-Saharan Africa and believe that higher education can contribute to bringing about that change
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Groups of student reps give better feedback
Kingston scheme encourages feedback from all types of undergraduates
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International students want to keep some lectures online – survey
Flexibility and ability to watch footage back thought to be behind preference for retaining Covid-era innovation