Confronting Brexit: the perks and pitfalls of plausible moves
How to unravel the Gordian knot of an EU exit? The strength of the UK higher education sector gives Anton Muscatelli hope
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Anti-immigration politics spells trouble for universities
Switzerland shows risks to universities from rise of right-wing populist parties and politicians, says John Morgan
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Soul traders: the ‘faithonomics’ of religion
What price eternal life? Matthew Reisz meets a scholar who uses economics to explain our belief in the hereafter
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World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject: results announced
Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines
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World insight: liberal arts education is booming, just not in the US
Charles Bailyn's time in Asia has opened his eyes to the high regard in which a liberal arts education is still held internationally
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Live blog: HE sector responds to THE World University Rankings 2016-2017 results
The latest reaction to the World University Rankings as it comes in
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World University Rankings 2016-2017: The nine big challenges global higher education must confront over the next five years
To remain relevant in a rapidly changing world, the global university sector must work harder to convey its value to policymakers and the wider public, says Hamish Coates, professor of higher...
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World insight: preparing asylum seekers in Hong Kong for higher education
Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class?for the IELTS exam
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World insight: reinventing student admissions in Singapore
Holistic admissions offer a level of fairness that traditional academic criteria alone cannot provide, and it is a new approach in Singapore, writes?Kristen Lynas
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China: what are the lessons of expansion?
New report indicates that more doesn’t always mean more equal
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University of Macau offers unlikely home for Oxbridge tradition
Ultra-modern university in gambling hotspot looks to ancient college system for inspiration
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World University Rankings blog: what’s new for 2016-2017?
THE’s director of data and analytics Duncan Ross reflects on the work underpinning the 2016-2017 World University Rankings
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University of Washington president’s personal mission to tackle prejudice
Ana Mari Cauce, who is Cuban-American and gay, aims to improve race and identity relations on campus
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New and noteworthy – 11 August 2016
Hey presto! This week’s books to astonish and enlighten survey modern magic in Asia, physics with a feminist focus, the work of Elizabeth Bishop and the museum as creative spark
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UCLA chancellor: budgets and racial diversity biggest challenges
Tuition rises have left middle classes ‘slammed’, and low African American enrolments can cause tensions, warns Gene Block