Leading Asian universities fall back in arts and humanities
Asia scholar says continent’s progress in STEM fields has been ‘to the detriment of the social sciences and humanities’
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Emerging Economies Summit: Universities urged to focus on Sustainable Development Goals
Institutions in developing world told to take lead on tackling major global challenges
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Food Routes: Growing Bananas in Iceland and Other Tales from the Logistics of Eating, by Robyn Metcalfe
Book of the week: Martin Cohen finds much of interest in a work describing how produce gets to our plates
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Three education ministers quit before university president starts
Scholars cite concerns over academic autonomy in Taiwan after election of National Taiwan University president is finally approved
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Psychologists reluctant to own up to research mistakes
Despite widespread recognition of prevalence of errors in psychological research, academics remain reluctant to own up to their errors
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Fourth Degree by Laurie Taylor – 24 January 2019
All campus life is here
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International students and cheating: how worried should we be?
Some evidence shows international students are more likely to use essay mills, but academics say this reflects wider problems in global higher education
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Martin Green: Sun King’s supervisor basks in rays of hope
Counting China’s first green billionaire among your mentees doesn’t hurt in funding applications, says UNSW professor
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Academic freedom fears as China erodes Hong Kong funding divide
Dollars, not diktats, now seen as biggest risk to institutional autonomy in special administrative region
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Asia Universities Summit: student creativity key, says KAIST head
Steve Kang says he wants to challenge East Asian 'uni-directional' tradition of education where students simply 'prepare for the test'
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Asia University Rankings 2016: The pillars of National University of Singapore’s success
To rise rapidly, institutions should consider a four-pronged strategy for growth and development, says Tan Chorh Chuan
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The crisis of the humanities is a Western phenomenon
Narratives of decline fail to take account of the recent revival of the liberal arts in India, says Saikat Majumdar
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Interview with Rachel Sandison
Glasgow’s new vice-principal for external relations discusses what administrators can offer senior teams in higher education, overcoming impostor syndrome, and why you should never perm your hair
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International fees trust fund ‘just another idea’
Universities responsible for ensuring research funding sustainability, minister says
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Video: three-minute plenary with Tony Chan
The president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology gives a pared down version of his 2018 Times Higher Education World Academic Summit plenary addressÂ