THE Young University Rankings 2018: an instinctively daring breed
Bold by nature, young institutions are tailor-made for ambitious projects such as the EU’s plan to create disruptive ‘super-networks’, says Anthony Forster
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What free higher education really means (and doesn’t mean)
Free tuition policies might appear to alleviate student debt and create more access to higher education, but the reality is a far less equitable system, says Ariane de Gayardon
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Peter Mathieson on the perils of Hong Kong politics
As a Brit leading HKU, Peter Mathieson had no baggage. The University of Edinburgh’s new v-c tells Ellie Bothwell about academic freedom, internationalisation and being treated to taxi drivers’ views...
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: methodology explained
Our Academic Reputation Survey underpins these rankings, ensuring that they’re built on the considered judgement of a representative sample of global experts
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Ousted vice-chancellor ‘may never return’ to Papua New Guinea
Albert Schram may not return to Pacific nation to defend claims that he faked his PhD
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Interview with Richard Clogg
The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers
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THE writer named as Australia’s top higher education journalist
John Ross was recently appointed as title’s first Asia-Pacific editor
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Emerging Economies Summit: India is ‘blueprint for developing world’
World Bank?consultant says India’s decision to relax state control over curricula at some universities is model
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China’s Crisis of Success, by William Overholt
Book of the week: Jonathan Mirsky wonders at the wisdom of making this Asian ‘miracle’ a model for rapid development
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Universities ‘carrying the can’ as Australia-China tensions grow
As Beijing and Canberra trade blows over foreign interference and academic freedom, leading analyst predicts things will get worse before they get better
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How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation
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Thailand’s universities suffering from ‘complacency’
Education?minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards