China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
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Shortage of admissions advisers hampers US access drive
Many counsellors opting to work overseas or move into private practice
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Are universities too cosy and cosseted?
Recent political interventions in university affairs are symptomatic of the perception that higher education institutions need a firm hand
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A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism, by Jeffrey Sachs
Kori Schake is disappointed by a study that covers old ground and fails to deliver fresh ideas on governance
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World University Rankings 2019: results announced
China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table
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International enrolments in US down for third straight year
Rate of decline has slowed, but more universities are reporting problems with visa delays and denials
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Plan S chief: universities, not open access push, hurting ECRs
Robert-Jan Smits attempts to allay concerns of junior academics considering moving country because of planned publishing shift
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How China may lead rather than follow in HE
Universities in China are once again the fastest-advancing group in the THE World University Rankings. A closer look at their approaches shows why
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THE World University Rankings 2019: East closes in on West
China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell
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France boosts international student numbers
Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong
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How to equip graduates for the future
In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks
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Which countries’ HE systems are globalising quickest?
Four years of data from THE’s world rankings show that the UK appears to have stalled on internationalisation compared with some rivals
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‘A plant in the middle of the desert’: women and STEM in the Arab world
Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East
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Research takes back seat in Australia’s international boom
Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars