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Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears

While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ‘black box’ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise

Metaverse campuses may be needed to alleviate loneliness of ‘personalised learning at scale’ driven by AI, Anant Agarwal tells THE summit

Research ecosystems need some ‘apoptosis’ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears

‘The real world doesn’t come neatly compartmentalised,’ summit hears, in exploration of the ‘unique’ strengths of multidisciplinary research

Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ‘teachers and role models’, Sydney summit hears

Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, THE summit hears

New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, THE summit hears

While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, THE World Academic Summit hears

Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges

Nearly 300 entries whittled down to 75 finalists ahead of inaugural ceremony

THE is looking for people who are committed to a better sub-Saharan Africa and believe that higher education can contribute to bringing about that change

Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears

Professors in global North should come south as temporary solution to immigration headaches, Rwandan ambassador tells event

Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ‘very privileged few’

Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise

Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit

Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears

Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates

Private university founder calls for governance overhaul as the rector of one of Poland’s leading public universities says it is considering an endowment to secure a more stable financial foundation

Times Higher Education data analysis reveals the top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states

First-time universities can now sign up to participate, while others can confirm their registration for another year 

The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever THE ranking for the region

An ‘uncomfortable truth’ underlies the approach taken by too many Western universities on collaboration with Asia, conference hears

Restrictive US visa policy has caused a steep drop in Chinese students headed to US on exchange, scholar says

Vishwakarma gets leadership prize for ‘deep commitment’ to surrounding community 

Notwithstanding their financial reliance on foreigners, universities down under must consider the ‘value proposition’ for the students

Western donors can best help South Pacific students by helping them stay put, Brisbane forum hears

Mandatory unpaid work experience that forms part of nursing and teaching degrees in Australia plunges students into ‘placement poverty’, Queensland forum hears

‘Utopian’ approach needed that allows universities to judge for themselves what changes would have most impact, THE event hears

Transdisciplinary solutions vital for humanity to overcome challenges it faces, according to founding dean of US’ first climate school

Having embraced Sustainable Development Goals, higher education has to accelerate their wider use and impact, says Rachel Kyte

Refugee participation in tertiary education rises from 1 to 6 per cent in four years but much more needs to be done, congress hears

Academy ‘at the heart’ of humanity’s failures to get to grips with scale of the issue, warns president of Arizona State University

If academics are serious about tackling global warming, they can’t wait for the cavalry to show up – they are the cavalry, says Tony Chan

Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come

Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li

Experts tell THE and Leeds event that institutions are facing risks they don’t understand

African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty

Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings to assess universities on metrics including access, fairness and regional impact

India and Hong Kong emerge as best represented countries in year of record entries

Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at THE event in Japan, with initial funding of £119 million

Recent changes to visa represent shift in thinking about attracting and retaining brightest graduates, says education adviser Maryam Riaz

President of Lebanese American University explains how refugee focus has made interdisciplinary courses more relevant and engaging

Shorter online lectures work better, says former World Bank higher education director Francisco Marmolejo

Discussing growing influence of philanthropic donors, experts stress need for transparency and careful thinking

Speaking on eve of strikes, new chair George Boyne says affordability is ‘the big constrictor’

Sector leaders acknowledge long-term problems with pay and say now is the time to resolve them after union promises strikes

Don’t wait for governments to act, say university leaders

Author of centenary report on UK adult education says plans as they stand unlikely to undo decades of neglect

Steve West also calls on politicians to ‘get serious’ about solution to declining university funding

Latest DfE appointee tells event he does not want the policy debate ‘to be about Oxbridge, Oxbridge, Oxbridge’

Times Higher Education’s head of reputation outlines the current landscape 

Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative action

At THE conference in Los Angeles, warning of long-term debt to workers includes suggested remedies such as temporary release from course loads and pause in tenure clock

Earlier engagement with African research partners will lead to improved outcomes and institutional relations, says global health expert Margaret Gyapong

Interdisciplinary degrees focused on sustainability challenges would excite undergraduates more than discipline-led courses, says KAUST president

Former Irish president tells Glasgow congress universities must redouble efforts on emissions to help hit Paris targets by 2030

As THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress kicks off at the University of Glasgow, Oxfam’s chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah explains why universities are increasingly important in the fight against poverty and social injustice

The University of Sydney will host the next THE World Academic Summit in September 2023