Are research institutes islands of excellence?
Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better...
Independent research institutes are hailed as hothouses for cutting-edge science, but they seem to be falling out of fashion. Rachael Pells asks if concentrating research in universities is a better...
The numbers are in: more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries completed the Academic Reputation Survey that will be used to inform the forthcoming 2011-12 Times Higher Education World University...
Jack Grove reports from official inauguration of campus that reflects Singapore’s growing demand for Western-style higher education
6 October 2011 Behind the University of Melbourne's renowned research and education innovations is a passion for problem-solving, Glyn Davis states The educational experience is transformative for...
John Morgan looks at the universities in Asia and beyond that have forged the closest ties with industrial partners
With the Hungarian government clamping down on universities and championing labourers over philosophers, David Matthews meets those living with the consequences
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
With Hungary accused of ‘undermining democratic values’, Malcolm Gillies considers to what extent universities with a liberal mission can flourish in ‘illiberal’ societies
A leading researcher in the field of renewable energy has died
Most people receive from the welfare state what they pay in taxes, argues Danny Dorling
Beijing wants to supercharge its nation’s universities as it has its railroads, but might its ambitions falter for want of academic freedom and cultural change?
The flawed research excellence framework is not a process of peer review in any meaningful sense, argues Derek Sayer, who appealed against his inclusion in the exercise
25 October 2012 With legislation to open India to foreign universities still unforthcoming, it remains a difficult environment for Western institutions hoping to secure a lucrative prize. Joanna...
Academics discuss what might be done to improve trust, reduce cynicism and get young people to vote