What are you reading? – 16 January 2020
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2017: this is where the action is
The extraordinary dynamism that characterises higher education in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania merits detailed analysis, says Phil Baty
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THE Asia-Pacific Rankings 2017: regional values
Covering a huge geographical area, the Asia-Pacific University Rankings showcase a region that has a rapidly expanding and rapidly changing higher education system
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Paying external mentors is the next wave of rankings gaming
Many emerging higher education systems in Asia are paying external faculty members to collaborate on scholarship when they should be investing in staff development, write Bruce Savre, Laurene Chua-...
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Can Mena’s graduates tap new wells of prosperity?
The Middle East and North Africa have large youth populations and growing university participation. But with high unemployment, low female workplace participation and universities focused on STEM and...
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Asia University Rankings 2017: methodology
Change for the better: fuelled by more comprehensive data, the 2017 Asia rankings probe deeper than ever
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2018: high-impact research helps build reputation
‘Swot’ diagrams show the relative strengths and weaknesses of university systems across the Asia-Pacific region. Simon Baker reports
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Hong Kong universities urged to assert freedom after crackdown
City’s reputation hinges on continued preservation of academic freedom and students’ rights
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2017: methodology
In our inaugural analysis of the region, the Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2017 help to show the dynamism of a rapidly growing higher education market
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Soros university network ‘to build resilience and sustainability’
Vice-chancellor of new global alliance says network will involve ‘multilayered cooperation’ and different levels of membership
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SOAS blames ‘challenging’ finances as research leave cancelled
Union condemns ‘short-sighted’ suspension of institution-funded research leave, saying move amounts to ‘institutional self-sabotage’
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A health emergency is no time to sideline the medical humanities
Even as medics scramble to address the coronavirus, research into its social and political entanglements is vital, says Robert PeckhamÂ
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Academic freelancing growth ‘could damage researcher development’
Study finds that some scholars can earn lucrative rewards from international contracts, but may deprive domestic postgraduates of vital experience
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Questions over overseas bids as UK grant success rates revealed
Overall success rate for applications to six research councils stood at 27.4Â per cent
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Open up your education system, India told
Sector leaders emphasise potential role that country’s academics could play in finding solutions to global challenges