Following the footprints of spies on campus
From MI5 recruiting, to students spying on each other and intelligence agencies funding research, Matthew Reisz explores the long and often uneasy relationship between espionage and the academy
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‘If universities are harassed, culture erodes and tyranny will prevail’
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam looks at restrictions to academic freedom in what he describes as an age of ‘psycho-nationalism’
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Hawaii: from holiday destination to educational hub?
Campaign aims to double international student numbers as state’s universities battle ‘curse of jaw-dropping geography and weather’
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Onora O’Neill wins $1 million philosophy prize
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture recognises lifetime achievement in philosophy and public service
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World University Rankings 2018: results announced
Two UK institutions lead our ranking of the best universities for the first time in its history, with Oxford holding on to the number one spot for the second year in a row, while Cambridge has risen...
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Interview with Patrick Awuah
The Ghanaian university president on medieval poetry, good leadership and GoetheÂ
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Rohingya crisis exposes mistake of UK universities
Atrocities in Myanmar expose how universities have unnecessarily risked their reputations by partnering with corrupt political systems, says Peter Brady
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China or Japan: Which Will Lead Asia?
The fortunes of East Asia's two great powers are inextricably linked, argues Kerry Brown
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China: new ‘champions for globalisation’ could claim US crown
The political changes of 2017 will benefit China, and influence the future of international student mobility, says Marguerite Dennis
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How high can SUSTech fly?
Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and...
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Brexit ‘threatens London’s lead as global HE destination’
Analysis of university-city performance shows UK’s capital has a lot to lose if EU exit is botched