Young academics’ research ‘elegant but not interesting’
But professor says Trump presidency might now provide ‘incentive’ for junior scholars to ask ‘important questions’
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It’s your score in the long game that counts
As tactics to maximise rankings become common knowledge and fluctuation diminishes, universities will re-focus on a diversifying array of missions, says Merlin Crossley
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Internal promotion at Asian universities ‘works against women’
However, dean at Asian University for Women in Bangladesh says the number of female leaders on the continent is rising
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Global visa crackdowns may herald era of ‘contested’ mobility
Warnings that US and ߣߣÊÓƵn policies threaten academic and student movement
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Chinese universities ‘stand to gain’ if scholars spurn Trump’s US
Some academics and students may choose to move to China over the US, says leading scholar
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Interview with Bertil Andersson
We speak to the head of Nanyang Technological University about the rise of Asia, what it’s like being a European leading a Singaporean institution, and barbecue chicken
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Interview with Nirmala Rao
We talk women’s equality and emancipation, the necessity of HE investment in developing countries and eureka moments in the Himalayas with the new head of the Asian University for Women
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University leaders divided over fourth industrial revolution
Presidents agree on need to respond but are warned against being ‘slaves to industry’
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European graduate enrolment in US rises 8 per cent
But data show applications and enrolments from India and Saudi Arabia have plummeted
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Influx from Asia drives up profits
ߣߣÊÓƵ's earnings from foreign students soar as sector widens catchment sphere. John Gill reports
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Universities that boost China's local economies need recognition
Institutions that succeed in helping regional growth deserve being included in measures of performance, says Simon Baker
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Half of academics confused about open data
Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty
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Cultural exploration main factor for teenage study abroad interest
Culture bigger draw than academic advancement while most students have safety fears, survey finds
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World in brief – 27 April 2017
Higher education news from around the globe
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Desmond Ball, 1947-2016
One of ߣߣÊÓƵ’s leading public intellectuals has died