Violent students made medieval Oxford a murder hotspot
Homicide rate may have been about 50 times higher than modern-day standards, study suggests

Homicide rate may have been about 50 times higher than modern-day standards, study suggests

Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities

The UK government’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill reflects widespread ignorance about tech – even within higher education, says Andy Farnell

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings

While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier

North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends

UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar

Hong Kong and the Netherlands lead new THE metrics measuring research strength, excellence and influence
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European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity

Southeast Asian country has made big gains on student-staff ratio since 2020, while Hungary has improved on share of postgraduate researchers

The World University Rankings have grown and developed to reflect the changing global higher education sector, writes Ellie Bothwell

UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline

Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities’ future, leaders tell THE summit