Balance of power
There seems little doubt that Asia’s star is rising, but reports of its imminent academic hegemony are greatly exaggerated, argues Miguel Lim
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: life sciences results
UK is top in life sciences while Asia performance varies
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World insight: Syria is in Europe
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam explores the migrant crisis, and universities’ role in it
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Study finds eightfold rise in ‘predatory’ journal papers
Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes
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Are Asian students really less creative than those in the West?
Do the socially conservative societies of Asia stifle creativity, or is this a myth created by a complacent West? asks Jack Grove
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Chinese new year
Japan loses its crown to its main regional rival, as massive state funding and innovation pay dividends for the People’s Republic, writes Katie Duncan
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US dominance wanes in the World University Rankings 2015-16
Swiss innovator makes top 10 as Germany’s evolution pays dividends, but Japan struggles as more globalised rivals show strength. Ellie Bothwell reports
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A Life Beyond Boundaries, by Benedict Anderson
Book of the week: Joanna Lewis on nationalism’s truest friend and the books that made him a world authority
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University of Surrey appoints China-born nanotechnologist as next v-c
Max Lu to join from University of Queensland
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World insight: internationalisation should start in our backyard
Academics often think 'global' is the opposite of 'regional', and that isn't so, says Martin Paul
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World insight: Iran after the sanctions, and what it means for higher education
International cooperation could be most successful in the postgraduate sector, says Arshin Adib-Moghaddam
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World University Rankings blog: time to submit your data
If you want to join our exciting global project, get in touch, says Phil Baty
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University of Manchester - Food inflation hits Asia's poorest
Three billion Asians face an impending food crisis, according to research carried out by the University of Manchester. Academics say the escalating cost of rice across Asia is slowing economic growth...
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The US risks falling behind on internationalisation
Stateside efforts to widen higher education’s global reach are fragmented and conflicting, says Philip Wainwright