Interview with Wendy Thomson
The University of London’s new vice-chancellor reflects on her Canadian working class roots, leadership lessons from local government and her time in 10 Downing Street
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Future gazer: resist research fads and focus on strengths instead
Australian report warns against fetish for interdisciplinarity, citing increasing specialisation of subfields
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It’s time to look beyond student mobility
Internationalisation in HE should focus on the mobility of programmes and providers, not just?student mobility, writes Diane Simpson
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THE World University Rankings 2020: they could be contenders
India is far from realising its potential, but it’s showing promising signs of moving in the right direction, as are some other countries around the globe, writes Ellie Bothwell
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UK universities’ global pre-eminence is in peril
Brexit, domestic funding threats and declining public trust could conspire to undermine a critical national asset, says Louise Richardson
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THE World University Rankings 2020: Australia hits record high
University of Canberra, QUT and UNSW Sydney the standout performers in a rising field
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THE World University Rankings 2020: results announced
UK universities struggle in latest league table, as institutions in Germany, China and Australia make progress
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Video: Research value should be clear to public, says former home secretary
Universities must do a better job of showing how their research?results in real-life benefits for society, Charles Clarke has argued
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Video: Producing job-ready graduates ‘isn't universities’ job’
Australia’s chief scientist says universities can’t be expected to respond to the fast-paced changes in labour market demands
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Interview with Katina Michael
The futurist on her gutsy mum, why technology should liberate not control, and how graduates are turning their backs on Silicon Valley
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Engineering booms, humanities declines as China reshapes research
China’s rise has led to a surge in engineering research – although the discipline is growing in importance in other countries too
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Foreign students in Australia: nothing ventured, nothing gained
Betting the farm on international students is a gamble – but what’s the alternative? asks THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross?
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Are leaders from overseas good for universities?
Universities often claim to be competing in a global market, but?their recruitment of leaders typically results in domestic appointments. With some of the world’s top institutions led by people from...
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China and Japan: Facing History, by Ezra F. Vogel
Book of the week: Kerry Brown applauds a nonagenarian’s analysis of ‘one of the world’s key relationships’
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THE World University Rankings 2020: reaching critical mass
For some smaller universities less means more, while Chinese institutions are reaping the benefits of increased state funding, writes Ellie Bothwell