Sustainable development

Institutions switch to online learning as air pollution levels soar

Outpost to build on London university’s existing partnerships in West Africa

New president of ‘Caltech of Middle East’ explains why Saudi belief in universities’ ability to transform society persuaded him to lead KAUST

Liverpool vice-chancellor argues that conducting more research outside London and south-east of England would improve healthcare and educational outcomes

Proposal to let universities control regional study hubs ‘raises more questions than answers’

Monarch bankrolls new academic programme to support small states threatened by climate change

Higher education climate action event in Azerbaijan convenes global sustainability leaders

Universities are expanding their offerings in urban design courses as megalopolises experience rapid growth

United Nations expert says higher education is vital for supporting displaced peoples, but should be channelled through humanitarian agencies

New institution with power to appoint its own vice-chancellor seen as a possible model for improving struggling sector

Third edition of THE event solidifies global commitment to sustainable development

Ministry of Education ban on interprovincial expansion forces institutions to shift focus from teaching to research, or shutter planned outposts altogether

Ban on women attending university further hampering crisis-plagued Afghanistan’s development, warn experts

Hopes for Nusantara are high but it will take time to convince universities to invest there, say academics

The science is ‘just physics’ and the human chemistry matters more, says academic behind a sustainable development programme that’s going global

If rich countries poach your nurses you should ‘build more nursing schools’, conference hears

Most initiatives are well-meaning but ‘short-term, scattered, uncoordinated and incoherent’

New thematic analysis reveals the countries and institutions that are walking the talk on sustainability 

Universities have helped some countries become leaders in fields linked to specific SDGs, thanks to their outreach efforts, meticulous data collection and creative campus/community initiatives. Rosa Ellis reports

African participation doubles, while institutions outside powerhouse of South Africa are becoming more visible

Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies

Stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives needed to drive action on sustainability, says Auckland vice-chancellor

University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment

Head of Macau University of Science and Technology explains how strategic importance of region is growing as its economy matures

More universities are adopting green financing. Their approaches must have verifiable outcomes and complement institutions’ overall strategies, says Anton Muscatelli  

Having brokered some of the world’s biggest pacts on global warming, MIT climate scientist Susan Solomon tells Matthew Reisz why she is optimistic that environmental damage can be reversed

Create a shared vision, set ambitious targets and celebrate loudly, advises Zoe Rodwell for keeping a sustainability strategy on track

Limiting sustainability courses to a subset of interested students will no longer work, warns Alison Taylor, as she shares how to prepare the next generation of business leaders

Local partnerships have been the key to our ability to deliver meaningful impact – as the THE Impact Rankings highlight, writes Clare Pollock

Achieving green goals isn’t easy at a centuries-old institution. Giacomo Bergamini and Simona Tondelli of the University of Bologna share their tips for embracing heritage while working towards sustainable development

High-ranking party official suggests campuses outside the elite will have to downsize as university-age population contracts

End of prime minister’s two-decade term brings reflection on sector’s rapid development but also its enduring challenges

Economy is failing to create enough professional jobs for fresh graduates, leaving young voters feeling frustrated

Borderland development set to foster enhanced collaboration with mainland institutions

Project could aid Pakistani economy by boosting wages being sent back home, but Riyadh is yet to signal whether it will play ball

Conference hears that the quality of degrees is at least as important as the quantity and the disciplines

Hesa examines association between productivity and skill levels at local authority level

LSE academic’s book partly inspired by innovation economy divisions in his hometown of Oxford

Agenda overview for THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 is announced

Wealth inequities ‘a learning tool’ in education geared to ‘whole-person formation’, forum hears

Data shows that universities globally are underperforming in research towards SDG 11, although Oceania is ahead of others

The University of Exeter’s vice-chancellor talks about partnering with businesses, including the controversial decision to keep working with Shell on sustainability

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

Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent

Universities are now invited to provide their information for participation in the sustainability-focused ranking

Developing countries should not hesitate to tap the sustainable development expertise abundant in graduate schools, says Lucia Rodriguez 

Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil

£1.7 billion venture with developer aims to sidestep pitfalls of university innovation districts and create jobs in deprived Greater Manchester towns

Chief executive of world’s oldest university network discusses equity in partnerships, two-way internationalisation and ensuring the UN sees the value of tertiary education

But university insists development ‘must happen for the benefit of everybody who lives in the city and surrounding areas and not at the expense or to the detriment of current residents’

While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population

Opening of colleges running at 10 times the rate of development of new universities

Treasury announces first of 12 zones ‘based around a university and clusters of high-growth industries’

As more universities lay out plans to reduce emissions, the calculations can be almost as tough as the targets

Organisers look to expand programme beyond existing 110 UK-Ukraine partnerships into Europe and North America

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

Science may be the best tool humanity has to improve our social conditions – but we must steer it in the right direction, writes Carolina Torrealba

Newcastle has made environmental justice a core value, aligned all its work with UN goals and built partnerships to drive sustainability and innovation, says vice-chancellor Chris Day

A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities

Protests target wealthy campuses over housing policies and lack of action on crime and community well-being