Interview with Richard Clogg
The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers
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What free higher education really means (and doesn’t mean)
Free tuition policies might appear to alleviate student debt and create more access to higher education, but the reality is a far less equitable system, says Ariane de Gayardon
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East Asia leads the world in business funding
Academics at leading South Korean universities are the world’s best at attracting funding from business, a new study says.
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Thailand’s universities suffering from ‘complacency’
Education minister says top-down reforms are needed to ensure better regulation of standards
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ World Reputation Rankings 2018: methodology explained
Our Academic Reputation Survey underpins these rankings, ensuring that they’re built on the considered judgement of a representative sample of global experts
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Dare to be positive about Europe’s lowest-performing regions
Ahead of the Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit in the Czech Republic, Jan Palmowski summarises the changes needed to unlock the research potential in new Europe
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Why do educators struggle with the legacy of empire?
A lack of intellectual and cultural willingness to open up historical discussions about the UK’s imperial past make it a difficult subject for students and scholars to get to grips with, argues Scott...
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AI is the future but universities must retain the values of the past
Asian universities in particular are embracing a technological future, but they should bear in mind the words of two wise Americans, says Alice Gast
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To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk, by John C. Hulsman
A. W. Purdue ponders a historical comparison of advisers to the world’s movers and shakers
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Hong Kong university takes step towards gender parity
Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female
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Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt
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Lookalike v-cs ‘deter academic talent from staying in Australia’
Leaders from Anglo-Celtic and European backgrounds fail to reflect diversity of campuses, says report
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China ‘trials new form of governance’ with private university
Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests
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The three models of higher education systems globally
University systems are born from unique historical and social traditions but can be categorised under three coherent models, according to Samuel MartÃn-Barbero and Adrian Monck
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Going Global 2018: Comparing HE’s local impact globally could unlock valuable insights
Ahead of the British Council's Going Global conference in Malaysia, Simon Baker shows how local impact data could unlock new perspectives on global higher education