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President of Lebanese American University explains how refugee focus has made interdisciplinary courses more relevant and engaging

Shorter online lectures work better, says former World Bank ÖйúAƬ director Francisco Marmolejo

Discussing growing influence of philanthropic donors, experts stress need for transparency and careful thinking

Speaking on eve of strikes, new chair George Boyne says affordability is ¡®the big constrictor¡¯

Sector leaders acknowledge long-term problems with pay and say now is the time to resolve them after union promises strikes

Don¡¯t wait for governments to act, say university leaders

Author of centenary report on UK adult education says plans as they stand unlikely to undo decades of neglect

Steve West also calls on politicians to ¡®get serious¡¯ about solution to declining university funding

Latest DfE appointee tells event he does not want the policy debate ¡®to be about Oxbridge, Oxbridge, Oxbridge¡¯

Times ÖйúAƬ¡¯s head of reputation outlines the current landscape 

Leading civil rights figure in US ÖйúAƬ questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action

At THE conference in Los Angeles, warning of long-term debt to workers includes suggested remedies such as temporary release from course loads and pause in tenure clock

Earlier engagement with African research partners will lead to improved outcomes and institutional relations, says global health expert Margaret Gyapong

Interdisciplinary degrees focused on sustainability challenges would excite undergraduates more than discipline-led courses, says KAUST president

Former Irish president tells Glasgow congress universities must redouble efforts on emissions to help hit Paris targets by 2030

As THE¡¯s Global Sustainable Development Congress kicks off at the University of Glasgow, Oxfam¡¯s chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah explains why universities are increasingly important in the fight against poverty and social injustice

The University of Sydney will host the next THE World Academic Summit in September 2023

After long being attuned to primary and secondary needs, lender and donor sees urgency of tertiary-level development

As companies seek to supplant university courses, Nobelist fears policymakers blinded by promises of cheap and easy

President says experience of ¡®provocateur extraordinaire¡¯ provided a tough test of principles that are now paying off

¡®Universities can¡¯t sit in isolation¡¯ but academics remain too ¡®internally focused¡¯, says Arizona State president

Asian superpower¡¯s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China

Outgoing Oxford v-c critiques Westminster fiascos and social media trolling, while making case for more women in leadership

NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlights need to exploit vast talent beyond the nation¡¯s elite universities

The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time ¨C all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reports 

Universities face growing public pressure but this only means their mission is more vital than ever, NYU president Andrew Hamilton tells Rosa Ellis

Biggest ever World University Ranking reveals how Africa rises as US¡¯ crown slips

Global balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves

Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year

Some presidents advocate cutting ties with universities in rival states, while others urge maintaining academic links even when diplomatic ones are straitened

Academics must work closely with students to foster innovation, says KAUST president

Head of New York Public Library warns that ¡®two-tier¡¯ ÖйúAƬ system is broken and ¡®letting kids down¡¯

¡®If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,¡¯ says Clay Shirky

Universities should equip students to deal with changing nature of work through broad education, says National Humanities Medal recipient

Celebrated Harvard economist opens THE¡¯s World Academic Summit by showing academia¡¯s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society

¡®Short horizons¡¯ of grant-givers holding back early career researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Glasgow principal

Rectors set up emergency measures to allow Russian students to participate in courses even if they cannot leave their country

¡®Awful lot of pressure¡¯ on ÖйúAƬ sector ¡®to do the heavy lifting¡¯ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor

New York University¡¯s multiple sites around the world were instrumental in minimising Covid-related disruption, says Andrew Hamilton

Prepare for the rankings launch of the year 

Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students¡¯ progress at risk, summit hears

Australian pioneers of institutional-scale block teaching say expansion forced refinements of the model

¡®Absolute support¡¯ for Australian government¡¯s decision to quarantine extra places for disadvantaged students

But preoccupation with the mundane sidelines universities from the main game, according to vice-chancellors

Analysis of the average score by country over the past five years 

Emerging from the pandemic, in a region beset by authoritarian leaders and poverty, universities remain resilient. Rosa Ellis writes

Chilean university leads list for fourth consecutive year, but Brazil is top-performing country overall

An internalised, colonial-era emphasis on exam grades is preventing students from deeper learning, forum hears

Instead of creating ¡®strong leaders¡¯, institutions should aim to educate students to be ¡®someone everyone wants to work with¡¯, academics told

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Grand challenges ¡®do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries¡¯ and neither should science

Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ¡®outstanding rate and quality of development¡¯

In partnership with Fujita Health University, this year¡¯s Asia Universities Summit will examine the role of the university in a rapidly changing world, coinciding with the Asia University Rankings 2022 launch

EU-sponsored groupings need to win friends and influence national deregulation to realise their ambitions, experts say

Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline

Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues

India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China

Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates

Philosopher A.?C. Grayling says scholars should not fight digitisation but should seek to protect academic freedom and avoid the creation of a gig economy

Institutions cannot ¡®in good conscience¡¯ partner with Russian counterparts while Ukraine war continues, says Chris Philp