The week in higher education – 23 March 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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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 internationalisation crushes national character
The need to accommodate foreign students undermines domestic practices, says Lincoln Allison, spying parallels between UK universities and global sports bodies such as Fifa
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Is cash-for-papers worse than UK game-playing?
Are Chinese universities doing the same with affiliations as UK institutions do with REF, asks Jack Grove
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Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010
Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 December 2010A-P rankWorld rankNations Papers Citations Citations...
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How to forge stronger ties between universities and industry
Ahead of the Asia Universities Summit, Feridun Hamdullahpur sets out what you need to consider when carrying out industry-funded research
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Teach students to navigate fake news, say researchers
Universities should be providing students with the skills to understand and handle media manipulation, say academics behind a new study
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Global MBA applications rise for first time in four years: survey
Accreditation body’s new report suggests high quality management education still ‘desirable’ in ‘uncertain’ world
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Jean-Lou Chameau: the leader with the Midas touch
Ellie Bothwell talks with the KAUST president about effective leadership, securing funding and the importance of keeping the local public onside
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Backpack Ambassadors: How Youth Travel Integrated Europe, by Richard Ivan Jobs
Book of the week: Richard Larschan traces the steps of the young tourists who forged a borderless post-war identity
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Rethink the influence of Confucius Institutes, suggests study
Paper concludes that ‘contrary to popular thinking, Confucius Institutes have not had a positive impact on China’s global interests’
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The Social Life of Kimono: Japanese Fashion Past and Present, by Sheila Cliffe
East Asia’s most iconic garment is as dynamic as any Western mode of dress, finds Joy Hendry
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BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings 2017: should emerging economies nurture world-class universities?
For many universities, rankings help to identify where improvement is needed for the national good, says THE rankings editor Phil Baty
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Tech challenger universities lead the way on industry links
THEÂ analysis shines a light on institutions that have thought outside the box on research collaboration and funding
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The UK’s industrial strategy: what will it mean for universities?
New approach calls research crucial to raising productivity, but there is a shift in focus to industrial challenges