Is university leaders’ optimism justified?
Amid a recognition of numerous threats, leaders remain convinced that their institutions will be OK
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The Race to Net Zero: How global universities are performing
As the world looks to COP26 to accelerate nations’ progress towards a low-carbon future, how is the higher education sector performing?
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28 October 2021 digital edition
University leaders survey:Â Lessons from the Covid storm, and forecasts for the future
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ߣߣÊÓƵn universities face court and bots in ‘wage theft’ war
Ombudsman pledges crackdown if institutions fail to come clean
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World Reputation Rankings 2021 digital edition
Reputations have been won and lost as institutions met the Covid challenge. Change management and compassion joined teaching and research as factors that determine how a university is seen.
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Relief and disappointment as UK puts off £22 billion target
Sector expresses relief that investment will increase to £20 billion by end of parliament, but fears investment not enough to maintain ‘superpower’ aspiration
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World Reputation Rankings 2021: scholars’ voting patterns by discipline
Humanities academics in Asia are more likely to vote for international universities than their science peers, but the trend differs by region
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Universities left waiting as Budget further delays Augar response
Changes around student loan terms in England had been expected, but spending review only says announcement in ‘coming weeks’
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Shift from research to action on climate change, campuses told
We don’t need any more science to tell us what the problem is, says top BEIS adviser
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Budget 2021: UK pushes research spending pledge back to 2026-27
Chancellor confirms delay to funding increase but says government will maintain commitment to overall target
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Impact Rankings 2022: last chance to submit your data
Universities can still participate in the next edition of our sustainability-focused league table
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Can the ‘Covid dividend for science’ be sustained?
Governments and the public exhibited newfound appreciation for universities during the pandemic, but will institutions be able to keep building on their prestige? Ellie Bothwell reports
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World Reputation Rankings 2021: results announced
International scholars in arts, humanities and social sciences are recognising universities in China, sometimes more than their local academics
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World Reputation Rankings 2021 table information
The data shown under key statistics are those provided by the university itself in its submission to the ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings. They represent data from the 2018 academic...
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‘Ask for less, listen more’ with government, says v-c
Governments are ‘critical stakeholders’ and do not take kindly to universities ‘crying poor’, says former media boss Mark Scott