Sustainability is encoded in the DNA of Hokkaido University
Building a sustainable society has been a mission of the Japanese institution for almost 150 years, but the task is not yet done. Atsushi Yokota explores its progress to date
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Interview with Malcolm Gaskill
The historian discusses ‘glimpsing the nightmares’ of early colonial Americans in his Wolfson prize-nominated book on witchcraft, and why he took early retirement from academia
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Universities Down Under much gloomier on financial prospects
Institutions in UK, Ireland and Canada much more optimistic about post-pandemic outlook than counterparts in Australia and New Zealand
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Sciences Po head finds middle way between academia and politics
The new 43-year-old head of Sciences Po discusses how he is helping Ukrainian students, institutional change and his classmate Emmanuel Macron
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Impact Rankings 2022: life below water (SDG 14) methodology
This ranking explores universities’ research on life below water and their education on and support for aquatic ecosystems. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2022 to find out how these...
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Universities must be forced to compete with alternative models
If universities were mainstream businesses they would be in the category of bloated, oligopolistic conglomerates, says Timothy Devinney
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Funding reforms ‘another blow’ to engineering education
Canberra’s policy changes helped turn its big-ticket infrastructure schemes into pipe dreams, university-industry report argues
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Australian research infrastructure ‘needs a workforce to go with it’
Cutting-edge facilities are welcome but they achieve little without people to run them, science advocates point out
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Are corporate interests taking over US higher education?
Just as campaigns to promote societal benefit show strength, activists admit setbacks in wider battleground for basic academic freedom
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Canada hopes industrial policy will fuel science spending
Academic scientists, frustrated by years of lean budgets, again urged to value stimulating corporate innovation
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University assessment chaos feared as external examiners quit
Hundreds of academics refuse to take part in system as part of ongoing industrial action, prompting institutions to draw up contingency plans
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Australia’s regional universities in line for extra budget treats
But promised infrastructure and research commercialisation funding could stretch thin
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USC conviction brings US admissions scandal to finale
Only coach to risk federal trial found guilty on multiple charges, giving prosecution overwhelming win in three-year process
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Talking leadership 23: Oh Se-jung on the burden of being the best
The president of Seoul National University discusses the existential crisis facing higher education in South Korea
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THE Awards Asia 2022: shortlist announced
India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China