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Don’t wait for governments to act, say university leaders

Author of centenary report on UK adult education says plans as they stand unlikely to undo decades of neglect

Steve West also calls on politicians to ‘get serious’ about solution to declining university funding

Latest DfE appointee tells event he does not want the policy debate â€˜to be about Oxbridge, Oxbridge, Oxbridge’

ߣߣÊÓƵ’s head of reputation outlines the current landscape 

Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action

At THE conference in Los Angeles, warning of long-term debt to workers includes suggested remedies such as temporary release from course loads and pause in tenure clock

Earlier engagement with African research partners will lead to improved outcomes and institutional relations, says global health expert Margaret Gyapong

Interdisciplinary degrees focused on sustainability challenges would excite undergraduates more than discipline-led courses, says KAUST president

Former Irish president tells Glasgow congress universities must redouble efforts on emissions to help hit Paris targets by 2030

As THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress kicks off at the University of Glasgow, Oxfam’s chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah explains why universities are increasingly important in the fight against poverty and social injustice

The University of Sydney will host the next THE World Academic Summit in September 2023

After long being attuned to primary and secondary needs, lender and donor sees urgency of tertiary-level development

As companies seek to supplant university courses, Nobelist fears policymakers blinded by promises of cheap and easy

President says experience of â€˜provocateur extraordinaire’ provided a tough test of principles that are now paying off

‘Universities can’t sit in isolation’ but academics remain too ‘internally focused’, says Arizona State president

Asian superpower’s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China

Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership

NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlights need to exploit vast talent beyond the nation’s elite universities

The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time – all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reports 

Universities face growing public pressure but this only means their mission is more vital than ever, NYU president Andrew Hamilton tells Rosa Ellis

Biggest ever World University Ranking reveals how Africa rises as US’ crown slips

Global balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves

Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year

Some presidents advocate cutting ties with universities in rival states, while others urge maintaining academic links even when diplomatic ones are straitened

Academics must work closely with students to foster innovation, says KAUST president

Head of New York Public Library warns that ‘two-tier’ higher education system is broken and ‘letting kids down’

‘If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,’ says Clay Shirky

Universities should equip students to deal with changing nature of work through broad education, says National Humanities Medal recipient

Celebrated Harvard economist opens THE’s World Academic Summit by showing academia’s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society

‘Short horizons’ of grant-givers holding back early career researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Glasgow principal

Rectors set up emergency measures to allow Russian students to participate in courses even if they cannot leave their country

‘Awful lot of pressure’ on higher education sector ‘to do the heavy lifting’ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor

New York University’s multiple sites around the world were instrumental in minimising Covid-related disruption, says Andrew Hamilton

Prepare for the rankings launch of the year 

Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students’ progress at risk, summit hears

ߣߣÊÓƵn pioneers of institutional-scale block teaching say expansion forced refinements of the model

‘Absolute support’ for ߣߣÊÓƵn government’s decision to quarantine extra places for disadvantaged students

But preoccupation with the mundane sidelines universities from the main game, according to vice-chancellors

Analysis of the average score by country over the past five years 

Emerging from the pandemic, in a region beset by authoritarian leaders and poverty, universities remain resilient. Rosa Ellis writes

Chilean university leads list for fourth consecutive year, but Brazil is top-performing country overall

An internalised, colonial-era emphasis on exam grades is preventing students from deeper learning, forum hears

Instead of creating ‘strong leaders’, institutions should aim to educate students to be ‘someone everyone wants to work with’, academics told

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science

Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ‘outstanding rate and quality of development’

In partnership with Fujita Health University, this year’s Asia Universities Summit will examine the role of the university in a rapidly changing world, coinciding with the Asia University Rankings 2022 launch

EU-sponsored groupings need to win friends and influence national deregulation to realise their ambitions, experts say

Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline

Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues

THE survey finds that applicants are using sustainability over other factors to decide where to ultimately enrol

Western Sydney University deputy v-c discusses ‘pragmatism’ in climate change research institute title and shopping centre campus, after rankings success

ߣߣÊÓƵn university tops fourth edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact

Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, THE data show

University data expertise essential to ‘capacity building’ for city government on issues ranging from air quality to localising UN sustainability goals, THE summit hears

Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech

Swedish welfare system, political model of consensus and universities committed to industry collaboration key to innovation success, THE summit hears

Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial success? And how much of a stake should universities take in the process â€“ and the proceeds? Jack Grove reports

India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China