Tohoku head: ‘We can’t be too hasty despite pressure to deliver’
Hideo Ohno urges a level-headed approach as university seeks final green light in high-stakes excellence scheme
Hideo Ohno urges a level-headed approach as university seeks final green light in high-stakes excellence scheme
Arthur Conan Doyle’s maverick detective embraced science but also tapped into suspicion and resentment towards academia, a scholar argues
Homicide rate may have been about 50 times higher than modern-day standards, study suggests
Report also finds worse outcomes among white and mixed race students than other ethnicities
The UK government’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill reflects widespread ignorance about tech – even within higher education, says Andy Farnell
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings
While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier
North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends
UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar
Hong Kong and the Netherlands lead new THE metrics measuring research strength, excellence and influence
European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity
Southeast Asian country has made big gains on student-staff ratio since 2020, while Hungary has improved on share of postgraduate researchers
The World University Rankings have grown and developed to reflect the changing global higher education sector, writes Ellie Bothwell
UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline