‘Flying faculty’ often feel down about the life peripatetic
A new report highlights the downsides of life for the travelling lecturer
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Sophist Kings: Persians as Others in Herodotus, by Vernon L. Provencal
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the complex thesis emerging from a study of the Histories
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China leads in the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016
Investment in research and development pays off, says World University Rankings reporter Ellie Bothwell
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The week in higher education – 20 August 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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US universities slow to respond to prospective international students
US and Canada ranked below four other regions for communicating effectively with prospective international students
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World’s university ‘oligopoly’ accused of blocking OECD bid to judge learning quality
Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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How to balance public and private contributions to higher education?
John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad
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PhDs from overseas: the rocky road to success for students and supervisors
Cultural differences can complicate relationships between international doctoral students and supervisors, Jack Grove hears
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China crisis: what does it mean for student recruitment?
Currency devaluation and economic slowdown could stymie lucrative market
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Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2015 to take place in Melbourne
The Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2015 will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne
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Improving universities’ tech transfer ‘is not about cold-calling’
Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration
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The people who give millions to their alma mater
A £17.5 million donation to the University of Cambridge has thrown the spotlight on philanthropy, but where does it sit in the recent history of cash gifts? asks John Elmes
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UK is world’s top destination for fashion students
C’est chic: British fashion schools triumph in inaugural Business of Fashion global ranking