Interview with Paul Burstow
We talk to the former coalition government minister about the Liberal Democrats’ tuition fees U-turn and how Westminster can be an isolating work environment

We talk to the former coalition government minister about the Liberal Democrats’ tuition fees U-turn and how Westminster can be an isolating work environment

'Confrontational policies' will have long-term consequences on universities' international collaborations, claims academic

Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching

Open University report predicts that adaptive teaching tools will grow in popularity, but highlights need to tread carefully with the data they collect on students

We reveal the top 200 universities in the BRICS and emerging economies in 2016 and explore the results in detail

Investment in research and development pays off, says World University Rankings reporter Ellie Bothwell

Fuelled by more comprehensive data, the 2016 rankings probe deeper than ever

Simon Marginson on China’s progress in becoming world class in Times Higher Education’s BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016

Specialising has paid off for the subcontinent's world-leading IITs, says Devang Khakhar

Maria Yudkevich looks at the effects of the Russian government's focus on university rankings

China remains BRICS superpower, while several nations make their debut in extended top 200 table

BRICS and emerging economies are learning to compete globally, says World University Rankings editor Phil Baty

David Matthews blogs from the Times Higher Education BRICS summit in Delhi

The rankings results, plus highlights from this week's magazine, discussed by the editorial team

Open letter calls for ministers to support academic research on sustainability during week of United Nations climate change conference in Paris