Summits and events news

University and industry leaders will discuss how university operations have been transformed by the pandemic, while event will also reveal the Asia University Rankings 2020

Desire for visibility and political pragmatism help propel archipelago’s institutions up league table

Anticipating a renewed coronavirus outbreak, California State University plans for semester online

University and industry leaders in the UK will discuss the importance of collaboration between institutions, businesses and nations post-pandemic

Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus has been impressive but fighting future global emergencies will require greater collective effort, says Chia-Ming Hsueh

Institutional leaders say role of universities has ‘never been more important’ as THE Impact Rankings reveal those that are leading the way on health and well-being

The country must focus on producing a new generation of university leaders if it is to succeed in addressing global problems, says Zeyad Yousif

Universities in New Zealand and Australia lead second edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact

The relationship between higher education and the public has never been more crucial, argues Vahan Agopyan

Neglect of fundamental research is not inevitable when universities focus on sustainability challenges, UN advisor tells Innovation and Impact Summit

The United Nations’ goals provide a useful framework for institutions to demonstrate their impact and work in partnership – activities that are increasingly important in the age of Covid-19, says Duncan Ivison

Universities’ reputations will increasingly be driven by their work related to sustainable development, says Stuart McCutcheon

Equitable collaborations are key to ensuring that universities can best respond to the SDGs, says Joanna Newman

Participants in virtual mini-summit will get an exclusive look at the University Impact Rankings 2020 and can join in discussion with our data scientists

Virtual THE forum hears academics and funders explore how research landscape may change in wake of virus crisis

The namesake cities in the US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national economies, where does it leave the locals priced out of their own neighbourhoods? Paul Basken and John Morgan report

But institutions warned against United Nations framework becoming a ‘tick-box exercise’

The Middle East and North Africa have large youth populations and growing university participation. But with high unemployment, low female workplace participation and universities focused on STEM and the public sector, is all this human capital being wasted? Simon Baker reports 

President of research powerhouse Sigbritt Karlsson calls for realism about openness while continuing to foster culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism

We should not be apologising for the way the humanities have been used in the Trump era, but striving to harness their force, says Sara Guyer

Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone the mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does the concept really mean? Will it really yield the insights it promises? And how best can it be fostered? Ellie Bothwell reports

University leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will convene in Abu Dhabi to discuss how a multidisciplinary model can help build knowledge economies and advance academic research 

The Decade of Action towards the UN’s sustainable development goals has begun and universities must pay them urgent attention, writes Mark Charlton 

Highlights from a roundtable discussion with universities in Davos about how location influences community outreach and academic research 

Michael Spence tells THE/Toronto event that maintaining conversations at staff and student level is ‘incredibly important’ in face of rising tensions

University leaders and top academics will gather in Toronto to discuss the power of place

Sector leaders emphasise potential role that country’s academics could play in finding solutions to global challenges

Actions by the current government suggest official discomfort with the basic purpose of public universities, says Jayati Ghosh

Event will explore how universities can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 16

Event will debate topics such as internationalisation, innovation and rankings

The Australian National University’s rejection of massification will reap rich rewards for its students, says Brian Schmidt

Event in Russia will explore how universities can adapt to changes in technology

Duncan Ross outlines what’s new for the 2020 edition of the University Impact Rankings and how universities can get involved 

Nobel laureate astrophysicist Brian Schmidt discusses the notion of ‘genius’ with rising star physicist Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski

ETH rector says academia should focus on ‘excellent performances’, not quantity of research

Gemma Hersh acknowledges that publishing giant could do more to demonstrate its value

Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems

Times Higher Education flagship event will take place in Canada for first time

OECD education adviser Dirk van Damme highlights disappointing maths and literacy scores of university leavers

World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability

Italian mathematician Alessio Figalli says falling short demonstrates the testing and unknowable nature of research

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’

Harvard professor says universities must take on responsibility for morality in a post-institutional and post-religious world

UK universities struggle in latest league table, as institutions in Germany, China and Australia make progress

Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties

Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding

Analysis of the backgrounds of leaders in the world top 400 reveals turnover is high but diversity low among presidents and vice-chancellors

Event will host the launch of the 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings

Publishing deals need to acknowledge the reality that most research is not yet gold open access, says Elsevier’s Gemma Hersh

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

Two-day event to focus on how UK universities can ‘change the story’

Universities fuel governments’ appetites for metrics when they brag about their rankings, summit hears

'We have budget troubles too', provost of China’s leading university insists

Event hears how machine learning can aid student progress and curriculum design – and that academics should let AI ‘take over’ admissions

Forum mulls the merits of external experience, elected leaders and 10-year term limits

In times of conflict it is best to meet students on their own turf, University of Cape Town leader says

Former universities minister says institutions do not always succeed in maintaining founding diversity as he predicts ‘growth agenda’ will win in the UK

Physicist and broadcaster says academics must have freedom and support to communicate with society, to ‘avoid mistakes of past’

UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner