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Sustainability issues too often framed as technical challenges, researchers say
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Branch campuses in India will fail if they get pricing wrong
More than a dozen foreign universities have already seized the chance to enter the world’s largest and fastest-growing HE system. But in a competitive environment with regulatory complexity, tuition...
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Want better university leaders? Stop focusing on the leaders
No amount of executive coaching can compensate for a role whose incumbents are accountable for what they can’t fully control, says Vicki L. BakerÂ
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‘Universities could go under’: sector responds to UK study visa data
Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say
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Best universities in the world
Find the world’s top universities using the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings data
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Best universities in the UK
The University of Oxford is top in a list of the best universities in the UK, which includes institutions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Best universities in the United States
Find the best universities in the United States through Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings data
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Scholarship is not a linear journey: how to encourage students to ‘drift’
The structured nature of academic writing obscures the messiness of scholarship. Meandering is an important part of the research process, says Lauren B. Clark
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Five ways to integrate open research into teaching
Open research shapes how psychological science is conducted yet it is often absent from the way psychology is taught. Here are five practical ways to integrate open research into the curriculum
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‘Belonging should not mean only that students feel welcome’
Universal design for learning ensures students are not only present but able to participate. Taking her cue from a South Korean television series, Sunah Cho uses three questions to address the ‘kkakdugi’ problem in higher education
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How an algorithm can lift dissertation supervision allocation above mere logistics
A data-driven method can turn the administrative chore of matching dissertation students with the right supervisor into an educational opportunity. Ana Santos explains how it works
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Instead of producing finished graduates, aim to build adaptable people
Employers aren’t looking for perfect specialists. It’s up to higher education to give graduates the skills to navigate uncertainty
September 11, 2026