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Concerns over international recruitment as need for better communication emphasised

Minister says a new strategy and government restructure will ensure a continuous push towards a ‘robust science and technology ecosystem’ in the Emirates

Leading scholar says region must place more importance on liberal arts, not just science and engineering, to build better societies

Katherine Fleming tells THE event New York University would ‘turn into a gigantic teaching institution for data science’ if it responded to outside pressure

THE event hears benefits of emulating Bologna Process would be huge, but efforts might need to start small

Academics emphasise role of critical thinking in societal development at THE summit

Former sorority member at Vanderbilt University explains how concept of ‘brotherhood’ forces fraternity members to not report assaults

Equity expert also highlights the risks of competitive grading and the benefits of diverse groupings

Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data

ACE and AAC&U leaders want to reverse narratives of US as ‘closed for business’ and degrees leading to ‘25 years in your parents’ basement’

Online event in partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi to focus on graduate skills, research culture and impact

Institutions in emerging economies are seeing greatest progress in health subjects and citations, based on THE rankings data

Sustainability in a post-pandemic world the focus of THE event held in partnership with Auckland and Penn State

Russia leads on number of submissions but institutions across a record 98 territories take part

THE event will seek to identify strategic solutions for universities whose pledges to erode obstructive socio-economic, environmental and health policies have been set back by Covid-19

Methodology will be based on framework of World University Rankings, but include some bespoke elements

Priority should be better teaching for domestic students and improved research performance, THE forum hears

Success of India’s education reforms ‘matter tremendously to the world’ but foreign institutions will not solve country’s problems, says former UK universities minister

India could be HE ‘giant’ if social issues were addressed, expert says

Event to focus on teaching, research and internationalisation

Nine senior leadership summits, plus range of regional and thematic forums and seminars, planned

‘Students and their parents felt they were promised one thing, and they ended up receiving something else,’ says Edinburgh principal

Universities UK chief executive urges greater transparency in admissions

Senior leader says universities should focus on improving and charging more for transnational education

Public engagement expert concerned about communities that scientists are failing to reach

Panel warns that action is needed to tackle excessive competition and casualisation if research careers are to remain attractive

Panel discussion hears that pandemic should be used as a springboard for real change by looking at leadership

Ex-adviser to UK government praises global scientific community’s ‘remarkable’ response and criticises ‘false narrative’ that he was ‘responsible’ for lockdowns

Experts urge universities to see Covid disruption as an opportunity to broaden access

Communications experts at leading universities say Covid-19 could be ‘make or break’ for institutions’ prestige 

UBC president reveals research findings showing huge impact of pandemic on students’ mental health

Vice-chancellor says sector should aim to get to a point where losing staff from diverse backgrounds is no longer a worry

Technological know-how and compassion key in the post-Covid era, leaders say

Ron Daniels told ߣߣÊÓƵ summit that fears that elite universities remain inaccessible have hit trust in science

THE data reveal the voter base for universities with growing reputations and their more established neighbours

With students stressed, academics see overriding value of showing more humanity

Data from THE’s Reputation Rankings reveal the contrasts in the perception of institutions’ subject strengths inside and outside the country in which they are based

The pandemic crisis may offer less established institutions a chance to shine, says Ellie Bothwell

The THE Germany Academic Salon will investigate whether the European powerhouse can ‘usher in a new golden age of German science’

Digitising classes was the first part – the next challenge is to make materials engaging and personalised, experts say

Conversations at the Leadership & Management Summit will cover mental health, adaptive leadership and financial planning. The event will also mark the launch of THE Campus

Topics including strategising, the benefits of online learning, and international research will be explored in conversations across two virtual stages 

We have published the methodology for the 2021 edition of the table, which makes it easier for postgraduate institutions to take part, says Duncan Ross

Higher education leaders across Europe and the US will examine access, mental health support and international student enrolments in socially distanced education

New York University provost says sector approaches to diverse hiring can become ‘distasteful, racist and fetishistic’ exercises

‘Peripheral’ institutions can more easily ‘play on the world stage’ but most prestigious universities may be more likely to survive and thrive, THE summit hears

Continent’s scholars urged to focus on solving societal problems

As universities renew their pedagogical efforts, there is no case to lower tuition fees, summit hears

Universities should capitalise on their students as an asset, says UN environment expert

Panel stresses importance of ethics training for field that generates moral questions ‘on steroids’

Mamokgethi Phakeng says universities often ‘part of the machine’ that perpetuates white privilege and exploitation of Global South

A Pakistan-based institution saw a new generation of leaders emerge during Covid-19

NYU president counters that such competition is what drives science forward

Wits v-c says that decolonised knowledge must not be sanitised knowledge

Manchester v-c says Covid response has transformed inter-university and regional government collaboration in city

Nottingham vice-chancellor insists international collaboration can become ‘even better’ using digital communication

Toronto president tells summit that ‘quality of city’ is crucial for university headhunting

Covid-19 is disrupting academic and student mobility in short term but university leaders are optimistic that higher education will maintain its international outlook

CEU president says that rather than relying on ‘outside institutions’, academics and students must stand up for themselves

Economic revival in the wake of the pandemic will require all sections of society to play their part, says Janet Beer