European science ‘will be damaged by Brexit’
UK exit from EU research would boost success rates for other countries – but at cost of quality, experts warn
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Interview with Stephen Hopgood
We talk internationalisation in the face of Brexit, as well as the “alien” concept of fun for academics, with the international relations professor
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The 10 most popular World University Rankings stories of 2016
A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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Indian minister blames ‘subversion’ for campus clashes
Arun Jaitley comments come after Amnesty warns that free speech is under threat in Indian universities
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Some English universities overconfident on finances – Hefce
Latest report on sector’s financial health paints picture of growing gap between haves and have-nots
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Europe ‘struggling to catch’ US on high-impact science
Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU
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Will higher education in the 21st century belong to China?
The time is right for Europe's universities to make Chinese connections, say Ka Ho Mok and Jin Jiang
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Tech innovation to rely on graduate ‘creativity’ and openness
McLaren Applied Technologies director sees need to go ‘beyond STEM’, THE-Ulsan summit hears
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University finances: start spreading the risk
As universities rely on multiple income streams to stay afloat, private money comes with caveats and portfolios must balance profit and principle
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World University Rankings 2018: their dreams are not impossible
Position in the overall rankings does not capture some of the ways in which many institutions in developing countries shine. Ellie Bothwell reports
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Female empowerment in Africa: the critical role of education
Baroness Amos and Toyin Saraki on why Soas is using its centenary to highlight the importance of leveraging female education to improve development
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Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction, by Chris Thomas
Book of the week: Human actions have killed off some species but may be kick-starting new ones, writes Jules Pretty
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Asia adds new perspective to survey
Region accounts for a third of responses informing revamped THE World University Rankings. Phil Baty reports
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How will Brexit shape the European research landscape?
Holly Else considers how the withdrawal of one of the biggest players in European research could change science on the Continent, and likely national winners and losers
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A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
The one constant about China is its complexity, at least for those outside. Finding the right conceptual framework within which to fit this continent-sized country has proved elusive. As Aaron...