Education investment pushes China up innovation ranking
Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20
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Growing appetite for university-industry collaborations
REF and ‘impact agenda’ makes sector look at collaborations with extra interest, scholars say
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Australia’s rural universities ‘add value’ of A$1.7 billion
Regional institutions, facing uncertain funding future, build case for more federal support ahead of budget
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A history that puts the environment on the agenda
Academic Jack Davis tells John Morgan of his surprise at learning that his history of the Gulf of Mexico had won a Pulitzer prize and his hope that it will help to deliver a pro-environmental message
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Croatia weighs a strategy for higher education reform
Following student protests, government mulls a sector report calling for change. Cyrille Cartier writes
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Sam Gyimah: how is English ‘minister for students’ doing so far?
Minister given explicitly political task of boosting Tories on campuses, just as policy gets even more complex
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UKRI counts tax cost after charity status ‘blunder’
New government body for research predicts cost of £15 million per year if tax problem not resolved
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Is Russia’s 5-100 Project working?
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system
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XJTLU is poised to lead education reform in China
After 12 years, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has begun the second phase of operations and is intent on influencing China's higher education system, says executive president Youmin Xi
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US academies call for reshaping of postgraduate STEM education
End stigma against students who don't want to pursue careers in academia, says report
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The pragmatic road to a PhD
To spare doctoral candidates protracted and unproductive efforts, Tim Marler and Dean Young suggest a pragmatic route to successful completion, while, below, Julian Kirchherr advocates a quick-and-...
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Moocs are a solution in search of a problem
If microcredentials could only gain the trust of employers and workers, platforms would have a golden goose on their hands, says Chris Fellingham
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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030: ‘transformative’ for HE or a mirage?
Increasing research investment could see country lead the region in higher education, but experts say it needs to balance capacity with culture
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Vietnam’s cram-and-exam framework has got to go
Universities have a responsibility to introduce students to critical thinking and counter the rote learning that schools employ in preparation for the high-stakes university entrance exam, says...
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MENA Universities Summit 2018 to take place in Saudi Arabia
Times Higher Education’s third summit in the region will reveal the best universities in the Arab worldÂ