Will the current blockade on Qatar harm its higher education system? Simon Baker investigates whether the need to find common scientific ground among Gulf states could win out
Durham academics Ernesto Schwartz-Marín and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago were told to leave after spending too long conducting humanitarian work abroad
Higher education institutions make a loss when they invest in international partnerships, but the wider community reaps a windfall, says New Zealand report
Fears that the arrival of foreign universities could decimate native provision have apparently been set aside by ministers, writes Martin Surya Mulyadi
Could the Commonwealth be a viable source of research networks should the UK fail to secure access to the EU’s research programmes post-Brexit? Simon Baker reports
Accepting that your doctoral studies will sometimes take second place to family commitments is part of the journey of a PhD student mother, says Annabelle Workman
As Theresa May concludes her trade visit to China, Tim Bradshaw reflects on how research-intensive universities have paved the way for increased East-West trade
Scholar says universities must take responsibility for ‘polemic debate’, while other experts reject idea that cap on international recruitment is needed
But sophisticated New Zealand analysis also belies assumption that highly educated international students are most likely to find local employment, says Roger Smyth
Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and eclipse its Hong Kong neighbours
