Is China’s HE strategy too narrow to dominate the world rankings? Data suggest that more universities – and subject areas – will need to succeed on the world stage to sustain the country’s rise By Simon Baker 21 October
World University Rankings 2018 by subject: engineering and computer science results out now Universities in the US lead Times Higher Education’s rankings for engineering and technology and computer science; Peking and NUS are Asia’s top performers By Ellie Bothwell 17 October
Qatar's branch campuses create first joint programme Doha offshoots are also integrating courses with goal of providing ‘unique’ value to students By Ellie Bothwell 17 October
‘No rise’ in share of foreign university leaders in Japan since 1980 While proportion of foreign faculty at Japanese universities has increased, study finds no rise in share of leaders By Ellie Bothwell 11 October
Video: the future of world-class research Panel debate from the 2017 91茄子 World Academic Summit 9 October
Fresh data support freedom of movement for scientists Countries with the most open immigration policies for scholars have stronger scientific impact, reports suggest By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a psychologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Sonja Lyubomirsky 4 October
Indian students charged as anti-harassment protest turns violent Investigation launched after police attending mass student protest in Varanasi seen to be beating women with sticks By Rachael Pells 4 October
How to be happy: a sociologist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By David Bartram 3 October
China targets ‘world-class’ status for 42 universities Long-awaited list of institutions eligible for excellence initiative funding in China is published By Jack Grove 3 October
How to be happy: a neuroscientist's view of #HEhappiness What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions By Morten Kringelbach 2 October
Want to be a successful academic? It’s all about getting published Publishing is part of the academic game, says Mike Smith, so you’d better get good at it By Mike Smith 28 September