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World University Rankings 2026 digital edition
Leading Asian universities have stalled while US institutions decline, as European systems also come under pressure and the picture shifts across the THE World University Rankings for 2026
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Universities risk ‘creeping death’ from unsupervised mergers
Specialist institutions could be subsumed without high-level oversight of sector consolidation, MPs warned
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London move a ‘natural step’ for remote Australian university
UK offers reassuring familiarity for Charles Darwin’s TNE ‘push’ but vice-chancellor says its MBA courses will be unlike anything already available
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World University Rankings 2026: Australia bucks trend of decline
Lingering financial pressures mean country is ‘not out of the woods’ despite strong showing this year, expert warns
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‘Learn lessons from US’ and stop political interference, UK told
OfS and UKRI seen as particularly vulnerable to meddling from government, with report authors calling for more safeguards to ensure independence
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World University Rankings 2026: results announced
Elite Asian universities stagnate and US declines in ‘moment of great flux’ for global higher education
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World University Rankings 2026: colliding forces
Are we on the brink of a reshaping of global higher education, asks Ellie Bothwell
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World University Rankings 2026: China lags on global collaboration
Nation’s high research quality score is in spite of second-lowest share of internationally co-authored papers
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Latin American universities must stop being passive recipients of change
Rigid structures need to be loosened to address the devaluation of degrees and to embrace AI and microcredentials, says Carlos Olivares
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Move beyond mentorship and ‘sponsor’ women in STEM, says scholar
Female researchers need ‘action’, not just ‘advice’, says high-flying scientist
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Free speech needs ‘more kindness’, says Oxford v-c
Irene Tracey stresses importance of teaching students courtesy and respect to model what ‘good disagreement’ looks like
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‘New collaborations needed’ as US cuts global health funding
Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat
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Chemistry Nobel winners ‘created new molecular architecture’
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi honoured for development of metal-organic frameworks
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