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Allegations of corruption and concerns about academic integrity will not be addressed without frank conversations, says university president
Institutions in the Middle East should establish an innovation hub to help young people develop their own companies, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit hears
Legal restrictions prevented Australian universities from sharing financial documents despite completing merger, former deputy vice-chancellor reveals
Wider range of graduate outcomes must be considered over longer time horizon, say panellists at É«ºÐÖ±²¥ event
University leaders should advocate for grants to be diverted to early years education to reduce later attainment gaps, conference hears
‘Clever’ linkage to maintenance grants could encourage Scottish policymakers to adopt Westminster proposal, conference hears
Institutions must find new ways to respond to the agendas of the communities where they operate, leaders tell summit
Female researchers need ‘action’, not just ‘advice’, says high-flying scientist
Irene Tracey stresses importance of teaching students courtesy and respect to model what ‘good disagreement’ looks like
Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat
Sethuraman Panchanathan says research funder and scientists must improve ‘storytelling’ as agency faces $5 billion cuts
Demonstrating research impact more clearly will reverse falling public support for higher education, argues scholar turned education minister
A year after joining the ‘MIT of the Middle East’, the former King’s College London president reflects on the need for scholars to align their research with national priorities and the joys of leading a ‘city community of scholars’
Just being there is the best many can hope for, says disabled students’ advocate
Social licence ‘more fragile than people realise’ in a world where populism rules, science diplomat warns
Ambitious review with modest government pickup ‘was not an exercise in kicking the can down the road’
Performance-based research fund also faces overhaul, as Wellington embraces least disruptive and costly aspects of landmark review’s proposals
Universities are at a crossroads and must act decisively to become sites of social transformation, says first black woman to lead a university in Brazil
Academics must come out from ‘behind our walls and our labs’ and take the lead on sustainability issues, conference hears
Better education-industry links can ensure continent capitalises on new technologies in a way it didn’t before, says World Bank economist
Language around inclusion in higher education has in fact been exclusionary, Australian university leader claims
Four in five tertiary education students globally to be in developing world by 2040, World Bank research predicts
AI expert Tshilidzi Marwala calls for closer collaboration between universities and companies and rebalancing of AI power divide away from US and China
Turkish academic says women who ‘share their core values visibly’ face ‘invisible barriers’, as she recounts experience of studying in both Istanbul and London
Dawn Freshwater says universities must reclaim social licence to operate to help push for more sustainable planet
Climate expert Mike Berners-Lee says major global crises can only be tackled by return to simple values of truth and respect
Research finds few universities have support tailored towards complex needs of refugee students
Whole role of science in societies ‘being threatened’ by period of great turbulence, says scholar who chaired Ireland’s Covid vaccination drive
Institutions forget their importance to countries when they let themselves get embroiled in political debates, summit hears
Fundamental values that form higher education at stake, warns president of the European University Association
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit in Brazil to explore institutional excellence and sustainability
Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders
Growing spending on research and development in Global South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers
India’s Ahmedabad University secures top award after becoming leading player in research and innovation
Institutions can lean on generous government funding and industry links to win race for top American research talent, summit hears
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit in Kigali to discuss challenges and opportunities facing African higher education
Generalists are needed to help India achieve its ambitious space goals, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit hears
Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts
Impact of AI on education may be overestimated unless used to rethink traditions, says technologist
Current health data is largely based on Western studies and Western participants, leading to potential data gaps for Middle Eastern citizens
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ summit hears that scholarships and online courses can play an important role in aiding students displaced by conflict
Skills development is job of whole society, not just universities, conference hears
Closer relationships with companies needed to produce more relevant scholarship, summit hears
Universities risk becoming ‘obsolete’ if they are not able to tailor education to their local communities, summit hears
If we rely on industry to bankroll research, we lose sight of problems that do not interest industry, technologist warns
Universities should no longer give the ‘cold shoulder’ to businesses that can potentially perform functions more effectively, says Ken Sloan
Youngest ever black Cambridge professor seeks to challenge ‘exclusionary, elitist’ culture in academia
Shitij Kapur warns sector has already used up a lot of political capital on small fee rise that will not solve institutional funding woes
Two vice-chancellors discuss challenges they face dealing with conflict on campus
Driven more by pragmatism than purism, Asia’s new wave of industry-linked universities is shaking up the sector
Region’s educational strengths must be brought to bear against key challenges such as climate change, forum hears
UK sector leaders expect trust issues as culture changes, but ‘burning platform’ of financial crisis will focus minds
Emerging institutions’ aspirations snubbed as old-guard administrators focus on a vanishing bottom line
Global sustainability event in Istanbul on 16-19 June 2025 to convene 5,000-plus attendees
Higher education climate action event in Azerbaijan convenes global sustainability leaders
Flagship higher education event on 7-9 October 2025 to focus on ‘Universities as agents of change’
United Nations expert says higher education is vital for supporting displaced peoples, but should be channelled through humanitarian agencies
Under more favourable policies, ‘I could spin out probably four or five companies for every one I can’ currently, says Oxford vice-chancellor
University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered
British and Canadian vice-chancellors warn their financial models have never faced greater threats, but do not want to further deter international students
