Top Korean universities more ‘glass floor’ than ‘social ladder’
Low-income women the least likely to get an earnings boost from higher education, study shows
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Did mathematicians really need to stockpile famed Japanese chalk?
Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk moves some scholars to near ecstasy but may have lost its rationale in the shift to digital education
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How many staff does my university employ? Good luck finding out
Four different datasets, four different stories: Australian university staffing statistics ‘impossible to reconcile’
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World Reputation Rankings 2021: methodology
Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts
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Don’t fixate on promotion
Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks, says Adrian Furnham
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: results announced
Institutions are lagging behind global peers on prestige and funding levels
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India’s new education minister jumps on problems
Exam dates and national policy addressed in first week
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Stop wasting resources on low-quality HE, Latin America told
World Bank’s head of education calls for focus on creating ‘single ecosystem’ in tertiary education
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: measures of progress
Growing participation in the rankings attests to universities’ determination to raise quality and better serve their communities, says Ellie Bothwell
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Is Latin American research on a path of decline?
Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: patchy performance
Latin American universities are rising, but more slowly than others
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Latin America University Rankings 2021 digital edition
Throughout the disruption and privations of the pandemic, Latin America’s institutions have gone the extra mile to support their students, while remaining focused on improving standards
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France to back not-for-profit diamond journals
Frustrated by rises in publishers’ article processing charges, the country wants to expand non-commercial journals instead
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Is it a good idea to treat postgraduate researchers as staff?
As a union steps up the fight in the UK, wide variation in the treatment of PhD candidates continues around the world
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Economics ‘standing still or going backwards’ on diversity in UK
Decline in female representation at undergraduate and master's level is cause for concern, says Royal Economic Society