US university insures itself against Chinese student revenue drop
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says policy will provide protection if potential visa restriction, pandemic or trade war curbs enrolment
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Canada urged to prize human capital over research output
Universities should use federal budget boost to help companies keep innovating, not to do it themselves, top science policy expert says
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Howard Petch, 1925-2018
Former president of University of Victoria remembered
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Asia University Rankings 2015 results announced
Japan still ‘king of the mountain’ but balance of power shifts to neighbour
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The THE-Microsoft survey on AI
What are university leaders and chief technology officers doing to meet future challenges?
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Higher education obsession ‘holds back developing countries’
Universities offer prestige but vocational colleges offer jobs, say leaders in three continents
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Student enthusiasm ‘key to new university-industry ventures’
Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears
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Singapore is 'Asia lite' for Western universities
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan
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World insight: Banging the drum for liberal arts in East Asia
Countries like Singapore are turning to broad-based education just as the US turns away from it, says Trisha Craig
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Campaigners fear ‘devastating’ impact of Soas library cuts
Staffing reductions could leave institution unable to meet needs of international researchers, academics warn
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Universities offer bastions of hope
After a year where universities were buffeted by forces beyond their control, the winter brings time for reflection and appreciation of their vital role
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Lifelong learning ‘central’ to Labour’s higher education plan
Shadow minister warns UK risks being overtaken by rivals in North America and Asia if sectors don’t work more closely together
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Global University Employability Ranking 2018: China’s rise stalls
Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward
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China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs