Tapping new seams
Source: Alamy As the state disinvests, Queensland is securing the future of its student experience and research by diversifying its income streams, writes Peter Høj. 2014 has become a watershed year...
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A refined instrument
Source: Peter Searle We identify the world’s finest and our transparent, rigorous tables can claim similar status, argues Phil Baty This is the 10th year that ߣߣÊÓƵ has published its...
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ߣߣÊÓƵ 100 Under 50 2014: Sir Patrick Stewart to speak at launch
Sir Patrick Stewart, OBE, is to speak at the launch of the 2014 ߣߣÊÓƵ 100 Under 50 rankings in Miami. Sir Patrick, an actor famous for roles such as Charles Xavier in the X-Men...
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The billion byte brain
Since the Renaissance, scientific progress has been built on two planks: theory and experiment. Although these continue to be crucial to progress, what happens when the equations are not amenable to...
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A marriage of minds
Academic marriages are commonplace but universities can have problems accommodating both spouses. John Davies looks at how scholarly couples cope. What could be more natural than for academics to...
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Sibry Tapsoba: Africa's scramble for regeneration
Sibry Tapsoba explains how the continent's academy is striving to repair its damaged reputation and deliver economic dividends for the region Higher education in Africa is changing rapidly. Its...
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Bigger can be better
Regulation and world rankings provide a way to meet the challenges presented by India’s higher education expansion, argues Ashok Thakur. With more than 27 million students enrolled, India now has the...
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Free radical thinking
Umran Inan on the secret to global success: recruit the best scholars and get out of the way. Society is experiencing an explosion in the production of knowledge, and university education is in the...
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David Willetts: Keep on moving
4 October 2012 There is no room for complacency, says David Willetts, the UK's universities and science minister. Competition is getting tougher and those at the top must work harder to hold their...
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Fusion reaction
Tsinghua revels in its structural role on the global stage: forging connections between East and West, writes Chen Jining. Tsinghua University was established in 1911 as a preparatory school for...
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Combination of assets
Source: Alamy A new world-class university that integrates existing centres of excellence would boost Thailand’s development, says Kriengsak Chareonwongsak. A university is an institution of...
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Max Price: Start local, go global and fight the nation's corner
4 October 2012 Building research-intensive universities in developing countries is no easy task but it is vital to the promotion of economic, cultural, social and intellectual progress, argues Max...
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The University of Tokyo: Tradition and innovation in sync
6 October 2012 Despite its successes, the University of Tokyo will not rest on its laurels. Junichi Hamada discusses how Todai looks forwards and back to build for the future For the second year...
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The University of Tokyo: Tradition and innovation in sync
Despite its successes, the University of Tokyo will not rest on its laurels. Junichi Hamada discusses how Todai looks forwards and back to build for the future For the second year running, the...
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Social path through Pasteur’s quadrant
Source: Science Photo Library University research is an astonishing force for good in the world, argues Leszek Borysiewicz Universities the world over have done much in recent decades to dispel the...