Think big, celebrated scientist tells new home Down Under
Don’t fixate on funding cuts and market challenges, UK-born star scientist Michelle Simmons tells Australian peers
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Australia ‘missing’ the education impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative
Universities ‘not well served’ by federal government’s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears
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Campuses told to offset carbon emissions from student mobility
Study estimates that carbon footprint of global student mobility is comparable to annual emissions of Tunisia
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Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order, by J. C. Sharman
Sarah Kinkel enjoys a refutation of the theory that Europe’s dominance was a result of military might
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Suspicion around medical research funding abounds, as hype trumps disclosure
Lack of detail, not due process, is at the heart of concerns about medical research handouts in Australia, writes John RossÂ
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Sri Lankan universities must listen to the student voice
Academic autonomy is too often used as an excuse to ignore suggestions from students that could improve their education, says Janadari WijesingheÂ
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Frank Reynolds, 1930-2019
Tributes paid to Chicago authority on Buddhism
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University-industry IP rivalry ‘thwarting AI innovation’
Business and academia accuse each other of ‘more aggressive’ assertion of intellectual property rights
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‘National interest’ funding tests ‘bad for science’
Conference hears that nationalist politics could hamper efforts to tackle pandemics
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10 ways universities can change the story
Tips from THE’s editor on how universities can shift the negative perceptions of higher education to reassert their value to society
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Video: the role of research universities in creating new impact
A global panel of research universities and industry leaders discuss how to foster a sustainable culture of innovationÂ
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Asia University Rankings 2015 results announced
Japan still ‘king of the mountain’ but balance of power shifts to neighbour
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Is the Haldane Principle obsolete?
Last year’s scandal over the ministerial vetoing of Australian research grants coincided with the centenary of the fabled principle that politicians should keep out of such decisions. But with...
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Singapore is 'Asia lite' for Western universities
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan
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Barring Chinese from research projects ‘should not be taboo’
European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds