Young University Rankings 2017: growth factors and future prospects
Ellie Bothwell explores what drove the boom in young institutions
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European science ‘will be damaged by Brexit’
UK exit from EU research would boost success rates for other countries – but at cost of quality, experts warn
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University finances: start spreading the risk
As universities rely on multiple income streams to stay afloat, private money comes with caveats and portfolios must balance profit and principle
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Indian minister blames ‘subversion’ for campus clashes
Arun Jaitley comments come after Amnesty warns that free speech is under threat in Indian universities
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US university plans dozens of overseas ‘microcampuses’
Arizona argues delivering dual degrees in branded space is more sustainable than opening a traditional branch campus
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A line in the sand
Teesside University recently announced that all professors who are not in management roles will have to reapply for their jobs (“University tells entire professoriate to reapply for their jobs”, News...
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Global visa crackdowns may herald era of ‘contested’ mobility
Warnings that US and Australian policies threaten academic and student movement
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The 10 most popular World University Rankings stories of 2016
A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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It’s your score in the long game that counts
As tactics to maximise rankings become common knowledge and fluctuation diminishes, universities will re-focus on a diversifying array of missions, says Merlin Crossley
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Backpack Ambassadors: How Youth Travel Integrated Europe, by Richard Ivan Jobs
Book of the week: Richard Larschan traces the steps of the young tourists who forged a borderless post-war identity
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Jean-Lou Chameau: the leader with the Midas touch
Ellie Bothwell talks with the KAUST president about effective leadership, securing funding and the importance of keeping the local public onside
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Juilliard School: reaching out across the city and the world
Outgoing president says the arts are more important than ever in these troubled times
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How internationalisation crushes national character
The need to accommodate foreign students undermines domestic practices, says Lincoln Allison, spying parallels between UK universities and global sports bodies such as Fifa
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Young academics’ research ‘elegant but not interesting’
But professor says Trump presidency might now provide ‘incentive’ for junior scholars to ask ‘important questions’
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Some English universities overconfident on finances – Hefce
Latest report on sector’s financial health paints picture of growing gap between haves and have-nots