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Generalists are needed to help India achieve its ambitious space goals, THE summit hears
Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts
Impact of AI on education may be overestimated unless used to rethink traditions, says technologist
Current health data is largely based on Western studies and Western participants, leading to potential data gaps for Middle Eastern citizens
THE summit hears that scholarships and online courses can play an important role in aiding students displaced by conflict
Skills development is job of whole society, not just universities, conference hears
Closer relationships with companies needed to produce more relevant scholarship, summit hears
Universities risk becoming ‘obsolete’ if they are not able to tailor education to their local communities, summit hears
If we rely on industry to bankroll research, we lose sight of problems that do not interest industry, technologist warns
Universities should no longer give the ‘cold shoulder’ to businesses that can potentially perform functions more effectively, says Ken Sloan
Youngest ever black Cambridge professor seeks to challenge ‘exclusionary, elitist’ culture in academia
Shitij Kapur warns sector has already used up a lot of political capital on small fee rise that will not solve institutional funding woes
Two vice-chancellors discuss challenges they face dealing with conflict on campus
Driven more by pragmatism than purism, Asia’s new wave of industry-linked universities is shaking up the sector
Region’s educational strengths must be brought to bear against key challenges such as climate change, forum hears
UK sector leaders expect trust issues as culture changes, but ‘burning platform’ of financial crisis will focus minds
Emerging institutions’ aspirations snubbed as old-guard administrators focus on a vanishing bottom line
Global sustainability event in Istanbul on 16-19 June 2025 to convene 5,000-plus attendees
Higher education climate action event in Azerbaijan convenes global sustainability leaders
Flagship higher education event on 7-9 October 2025 to focus on ‘Universities as agents of change’
United Nations expert says higher education is vital for supporting displaced peoples, but should be channelled through humanitarian agencies
Under more favourable policies, ‘I could spin out probably four or five companies for every one I can’ currently, says Oxford vice-chancellor
University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered
British and Canadian vice-chancellors warn their financial models have never faced greater threats, but do not want to further deter international students
Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean
Newcastle vice-chancellor says shared approach needed to prevent ‘bad practices’
BBC presenter and physicist says ‘no one is clever enough’ to know which subjects to switch off
Former education secretary tells World Academic Summit that UK has ‘deprioritised’ equitable access
Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism
Baroness Smith references October budget as she says government is ‘working on a whole range of options’
Rather than railing at those who control the purse strings, help them solve their problems, says regulator
Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears
Canberra’s international education crackdown is sapping sector of funds to diversify, forum hears
Professor Brian Cox and Sire Andre Geim to give keynote speeches at THE World Academic Summit 2024
Third edition of THE event solidifies global commitment to sustainable development
The challenges facing the planet can seem overwhelming, but a landmark THE event in Bangkok heard reasons for optimism amid the maelstrom
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’
Universities might be in the ‘sweet spot to redefine the future’, but they still need to work with government and business, says leader
A fixation on publishing in ‘academic comic books’ is subverting the values permeating business schools, conference hears
It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears
Stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives needed to drive action on sustainability, says Auckland vice-chancellor
As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say
Debate on how far governments should regulate universities without impinging on academic freedom and autonomy
Sector leaders call for rethink of teaching methods to prepare students for changing world of work
Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier
Turkish university’s ‘clarity of vision’ in transformation into innovation hub secures top prize
Malaysian Cabinet member says universities should prioritise local needs over global reputation
Legal reforms to enable creation of ‘European degree’ the next step towards closer cross-border integration, THE summit hears
University leaders warn they often find themselves stuck between the US and China
Companies must understand that it is not the job of a university to conduct commercial product development, summit hears
European Innovation Council president says member states are struggling to turn good science into ‘game-changing innovations’
Effective digital learning requires more than a camera in a classroom, says Ghanaian e-learning leader Eric Appau Asante
Undergraduates at Nigeria’s Covenant University enjoy their classes on how to have a happy marriage, says leader
UK universities that have made the switch to different teaching model say it boosts student retention and recruitment but staff burnout is real risk
Financial constraints reducing appetite for risky experimentation but pressures can also help to ‘clarify minds’, say experts
Institutions ‘got it wrong’ by putting all the attention on assessment when large language models first launched, say experts
Tying state-of-the-art digital research infrastructure to particular research communities should give way to more equitable landscape, conference hears
Former government adviser says a modest cut in operating costs could allow for a doubling of the number of UK academics
