Science minister’s junior role ‘may harm R&D funding push’
Exclusion of science minister from Downing Street meetings is cause for concern, says former political aide
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Jo Johnson: self-censorship on China ‘biggest free speech issue’
In wake of campus free speech bill plan, Tory ex-minister says UK-China links must be regulated to avert ‘genuine threat to free speech’
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China Subject Ratings 2021 report
Click here to download a free copy of the China Subject Ratings 2021 report
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Hundreds of US colleges not worth cost, says Gates Foundation
Powerful organisation moves to rank economic value of university education to students
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Literature reviews ‘poach attention’ from original research
Future citations of a journal paper drop by more than a third after being included in a review
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Call for universities to publish annual data on harassment
Greater transparency would provide a more accurate picture of sexual misconduct in sector, campaigners say after Everyone’s Invited allegations
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English universities fear legal minefield under free speech bill
New statutory tort would aim to protect ‘political minorities’, but critics fear it will mean ‘risk-assessing the life out of campus’
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Universities’ humanities provision should never become history
Even in a post-pandemic era of STEM and vocational education, the study of history must remain an option for all, says Sir Keith Burnett
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Australia ‘should pre-empt Chinese education boycott’
Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war
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Death of the lecture greatly exaggerated, says St Andrews v-c
Sally Mapstone tells QAA conference that lecture will continue to evolve, but will not disappear
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China Subject Ratings 2021: China outperforms rest of world
Chinese universities are on a par with institutions in the UK, US and Canada when judged against China’s classification of subjects
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Scant joy for universities in Australian budget
Low expectations scarcely met, as pessimistic border projections and underwhelming future spending estimates trump spending pledges
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Queen’s Speech: bills on skills and campus free speech planned
Government’s legislative agenda includes extra powers for OfS on HE quality and enabling individuals to sue universities on free speech
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China Subject Ratings 2021: methodology
Browse the full results of the China Subject Ratings 2021 The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers...
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China Subject Ratings 2021: milestones of maturity
The growing strength and expanding influence of China’s universities calls out for a yardstick that benchmarks the sector’s areas of excellence on both domestic and international terms. Our China-...