Subra Suresh: why I swapped Carnegie Mellon for Singapore
No better place than city state for higher education's new era, says Nanyang Technological University president
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THE Young University Rankings 2018: results announced
We unveil the top 250 universities under 50 years old and explain our generational and nuanced approach to young?institutions
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Hollywood’s academic neighbour takes lead on tackling sex abuse
Higher education institutions are well placed to develop solutions to harassment and assault, says University of Southern California provost
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Managing the Wild: Stories of People and Plants and Tropical Forests, by Charles M. Peters
Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley
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India’s move on university autonomy raises funding alarm
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
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Why do educators struggle with the legacy of empire?
A lack of intellectual and cultural willingness to open up historical discussions about the UK’s imperial past make it a difficult subject for students and scholars to get to grips with, argues Scott...
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Hong Kong university takes step towards gender parity
Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female
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Nationalist style politics will trigger a new wave of international mobility
Looking at past trends, Rahul Choudaha predicts the motivations and expectations of the?next wave of global students
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US university revokes scholarships after going over budget
Fears over international impact of UT Tyler’s decision, with Nepalese applicants hardest hit
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Free education: at what cost?
As Malaysian politicians flirt with fee-free higher education, our Asia-Pacific editor John Ross, reflects on how promises of free tuition are often at the detriment of more useful policy
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China’s overseas investment should not neglect education
History shows that the Belt and Road initiative will be successful only if it boosts human capital, as well as physical infrastructure, says Alan Ruby
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Disciplines must relax if the big challenges are to be met
Faculties without borders are the key to turning multidisciplinarity into more than a buzzword, says Duncan Ivison
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THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018: results announced
China’s ‘educational inequality’ revealed as country’s lower-ranked universities fall further behind