Internationalisation

As Ipswich institution gains independence, Richard Lister says it is ‘absolutely right’ that new providers go through ‘proper level of scrutiny’

Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports

The early days of Xiamen University Malaysia illustrate the challenges Chinese universities will face as they open branch campuses in other nations, say Alan Ruby and Bonnie Yingfei He

ONS figures will raise fears of further drop in non-EU student enrolment

It is imperative that the UK commits to participating in the student exchange programme post-Brexit, says Tim Farron

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

New book makes the case for academics to be far more open to the perspectives of others

Academics working in English studies consider what Brexit means for their discipline

Higher proportion of Chinese scholars and students returning home, new book shows

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Pilot easing rules for four universities ‘dismissive’ of others’ contribution

American University of Afghanistan ‘devastated’ by abductions

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities also calls for minister to guarantee Erasmus funding for UK students 

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism

Despite a long history of trailblazing female academics, Europe's academy is making slow progress in promoting more women to senior roles, says lobby group

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first online university will help other institutions in the region to embrace technology, says co-founder

Greek researchers from US institutions hit out at controversial plan drawn up by University of Texas economist

Bath, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford chosen for two-year master's student pilot

Sophie Cohen reports on a groundbreaking cross-border science project that aims to emulate Cern in bringing nations together despite their history 

41 per cent of prospective students less likely to come here post-referendum, survey suggests

Idea is mooted at EuroScience Open Forum but event is also warned that privileging researchers could be seen as ‘elitist’

Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service

New government is opening up to the wider world, but much remains to be done, says British Council country director

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Sector experts debate whether continental outposts would help to mitigate any decline in student recruitment

Scrapping of BIS prompts warnings that universities may lose influence in Whitehall

Thinktank advises universities to take advantage of UK’s ‘instability’ after EU referendum

Two recipients of a new initiative at Portsmouth Business School describe their experience of joining a UK university

Plans to allow graduates of France’s most elite higher education institutions to claim the title of PhD without taking a viva have enraged some Gallic scholars

Universities have a European union far older than many nation states. We must not lose sight of that in the aftermath of Brexit, says Howard Hotson

Rising immigration-related costs and lack of employer support send an unwelcoming message to international staff, says Jason Danely

We need quick agreements to mitigate the damage that UK exit will have on the European academy, argues Bernd Huber

Referendum result is a ‘wake up call’ for UK universities on their relationship with the rest of Europe, conference hears                      

British College of Bahrain likely to reignite debate about country’s human rights record

The leader of the German Rectors’ Conference questions ‘how easy it would be’ for academics to work across borders after the UK leaves the EU

Stagnation in university recruitment accounts for £5 billion of shortfall, UKCISA conference told

Former universities minister sees Chinese branch campuses as ‘prize’ for UK

Europe's higher education sector must not be pushed apart by the result of the EU referendum, says Keith Burnett

EU nationals represent nearly one in five students at some universities

Swansea takes top honour at annual Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards while Nottingham Trent scoops two

Sir David Greenaway is ‘peddling self-interest’ when he says the UK’s universities are better off in the EU, but he believes the facts back him up, too

New research shows the importance of fostering a ‘personal connection’ with students

Max Lu, the first Chinese academic to lead a UK university, says that increasing the institution's links with major firms from his homeland will be a priority

Jean-Lou Chameau says new institution has established 'remarkable' research record since opening and has not been influenced by Saudi Arabian cultural issues 

National University of Ireland, Galway will introduce a raft of policies to tackle its deficit of women in leadership positions

Steve Kang says he wants to challenge East Asian 'uni-directional' tradition of education where students simply 'prepare for the test'

But transferring to an institution in another country generally has less of a ‘positive impact’, finds paper

Prominent intellectual argues against new government proposal, saying many ‘imported experts’ have ‘no adequate understanding of Indonesia’

The winners of the Times Higher Education and Hepi referendum essay contest

You may say ‘the referendum isn’t about you’, but it is. German-born historian Tanja Bueltmann on her watershed moment 

The former head of the American University in Cairo, Lisa Anderson, tells Chris Havergal how it carried on and kept students and staff safe without limiting free speech

John Morgan reports on the differences between the countries in terms of the provision of education, governance and the quality of research

A strong international presence on campus is worth more than money in the bank, says Philip Wainwright 

Students viewed by government as welcome immigrants, but questions over capacity and provincial policies remain

Canada’s provincial system ‘allows more room for corruption’, says OBHE researcher

Project at Tanzanian institution has $40 million budget

Home Affairs Select Committee reports on fallout from ETS language test fraud claims

UK Higher Education International Unit analysis highlights EU contribution on research