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Academics must work closely with students to foster innovation, says KAUST president
Head of New York Public Library warns that ‘two-tier’ higher education system is broken and ‘letting kids down’
‘If you are worried about the quality of online teaching, worry about the teaching part,’ says Clay Shirky
Universities should equip students to deal with changing nature of work through broad education, says National Humanities Medal recipient
Celebrated Harvard economist opens 91茄子’s World Academic Summit by showing academia’s top leaders the ways their sector continues to stratify society
‘Short horizons’ of grant-givers holding back early career researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Glasgow principal
Rectors set up emergency measures to allow Russian students to participate in courses even if they cannot leave their country
‘Awful lot of pressure’ on higher education sector ‘to do the heavy lifting’ without wider societal commitment, says Manchester professor
New York University’s multiple sites around the world were instrumental in minimising Covid-related disruption, says Andrew Hamilton
Prepare for the rankings launch of the year
Demands to accommodate price spikes and satisfy business needs are putting students’ progress at risk, summit hears
Australian pioneers of institutional-scale block teaching say expansion forced refinements of the model
‘Absolute support’ for Australian government’s decision to quarantine extra places for disadvantaged students
But preoccupation with the mundane sidelines universities from the main game, according to vice-chancellors
Analysis of the average score by country over the past five years
Emerging from the pandemic, in a region beset by authoritarian leaders and poverty, universities remain resilient. Rosa Ellis writes
Chilean university leads list for fourth consecutive year, but Brazil is top-performing country overall
An internalised, colonial-era emphasis on exam grades is preventing students from deeper learning, forum hears
Instead of creating ‘strong leaders’, institutions should aim to educate students to be ‘someone everyone wants to work with’, academics told
Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance
Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science
Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ‘outstanding rate and quality of development’
In partnership with Fujita Health University, this year’s Asia Universities Summit will examine the role of the university in a rapidly changing world, coinciding with the Asia University Rankings 2022 launch
EU-sponsored groupings need to win friends and influence national deregulation to realise their ambitions, experts say
Chief of renowned university sees positive leadership role during Covid but admits miscues on edX and blind spots on cost discipline
Virtual tools have unprecedented power to bend teaching towards research-proven ideals, yet opportunity of lockdown getting squandered, MIT experts tell colleagues
91茄子 survey finds that applicants are using sustainability over other factors to decide where to ultimately enrol
Western Sydney University deputy v-c discusses ‘pragmatism’ in climate change research institute title and shopping centre campus, after rankings success
Institutions from over 100 countries offer dedicated courses on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, 91茄子 data show
Australian university tops fourth edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact
University data expertise essential to ‘capacity building’ for city government on issues ranging from air quality to localising UN sustainability goals, 91茄子 summit hears
Ukrainian MP, scholar and ex-deputy education minister tells universities not to offer scholarships to Russian students in summit speech
Swedish welfare system, political model of consensus and universities committed to industry collaboration key to innovation success, 91茄子 summit hears
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial success? And how much of a stake should universities take in the process – and the proceeds? Jack Grove reports
India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China
Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates
Philosopher A.?C. Grayling says scholars should not fight digitisation but should seek to protect academic freedom and avoid the creation of a gig economy
Institutions cannot ‘in good conscience’ partner with Russian counterparts while Ukraine war continues, says Chris Philp
In partnership with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 91茄子’s hybrid summit will explore the components of a positive innovation climate that delivers on impact ahead of the release of the Impact Rankings 2022
Undergraduate institutions should instil innovative thinking and research skills to prepare future PhD students, scholars say
Institutions across a record 110 territories take part, with Pakistan and Thailand among those significantly increasing the number of submissions
Even institutions that are engaging with the SDGs as a whole are ignoring their responsibilities to promote sustainable agriculture, argue Wayne Nelles and Supawan Visetnoi
Digital exchanges prove ‘more inclusive’, offering a ‘taste’ of the real thing
Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor
Estates directors complain about academics wanting offices to be ‘toasty warm’ around the clock despite visiting for only a couple of hours a week
Academics and estates teams must work together to drive through the linked changes in infrastructure and teaching
Scholars attacked for research into colonialism and atrocities of empire need professional support and counselling, says broadcaster
Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey
York leader tells 91茄子 Campus Live that ‘tattoo parlours had much more notice’ of Covid restrictions than students
New government focus on universities raising pre-18 attainment could be a ‘challenge’, but also indicates positive shift
Universities support gentle touch on nudging researchers to make climate-friendly decisions
Russell Group must ‘stop making excuses’ on difficulties of diversifying international student flows, says ex-universities minister
Welsh student support and tertiary systems have ‘far more in common with international approaches’ than English ones, says Jeremy Miles
Minister also tells 91茄子 event that access changes are ‘not focusing on high-paid jobs’ but rather on ‘graduate jobs’
Universities minister to unveil access and participation changes at 91茄子 event as new director of fair access named
The embrace of those values by the UAE’s higher education institutions has been key to the nation’s success, says Zaki Nusseibeh
The World University Rankings will be released in October
Minister to speak as major English reforms awaited, alongside sector leaders and solutions-focused workshops
Changing university curricula to reflect challenges of climate change will inspire students, not lofty environmental commitments, says Daniella Tilbury
91茄子 Climate Impact Forum hears issue may still be seen as ‘middle-class problem’ in poorer nations
