THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: KAIST: the making of an elite
The South Korean institute has built a strong global reputation in less than 50 years. Sung-Chul Shin shares the secrets of its inexorable ascent
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The week in higher education – 3 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation
Objections to the suppression of ‘sensitive’ articles should not be based on outmoded claims about consumption, says Michel Hockx
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India’s move on university autonomy raises funding alarm
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
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One in three students globally now in private higher education
Quality an ‘urgent concern’ as study reveals significant growth of private sector worldwide
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Managing the Wild: Stories of People and Plants and Tropical Forests, by Charles M. Peters
Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley
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The 15 most popular World University Rankings stories of 2017
A look at the most-read ߣߣÊÓƵ university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation
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Asia: Does university R&D really create economic growth?
Unesco report suggests that institutions’ research ‘does not yield large financial payoffs’
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Internationalisation key as Asian challengers bid to reap returns
Investment is ‘necessary but not sufficient’ to enable world-class research, which also relies on international collaboration
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Liverpool announces second China campus partnership
Up to 24,000 students will study at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s two campuses near Shanghai by 2028
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US university revokes scholarships after going over budget
Fears over international impact of UT Tyler’s decision, with Nepalese applicants hardest hit
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Disciplines must relax if the big challenges are to be met
Faculties without borders are the key to turning multidisciplinarity into more than a buzzword, says Duncan Ivison
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World University Rankings 2018 by subject: engineering and computer science results out now
Universities in the US lead ߣߣÊÓƵ’s rankings for engineering and technology and computer science; Peking and NUS are Asia’s top performers
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Nationalist style politics will trigger a new wave of international mobility
Looking at past trends, Rahul Choudaha predicts the motivations and expectations of the next wave of global students