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Earth science is critical to national resilience ¨C so why is it being gutted?

Australia?must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission ¨C not just their margins, say?Rhodri Davies and?Dorrit Jacob

Does the US really need a Department of Education?

Donald Trump¡¯s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be?the repayment of a political debt, but the department¡¯s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the...

New Trump executive orders target accreditation and foreign gifts

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Rankings 2025: table information

The definitions behind the key statistics on the?51¹ú²úÊÓƵ rankings table

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Rankings 2025: China¡¯s formula for success

A combination of national agenda, high-quality staff and funding is working in China¡¯s favour. How can other 51¹ú²úÊÓƵn nations catch up?

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Rankings 2025: results announced

China¡¯s?Double First-Class project?appears to be paying off as the country¡¯s institutions continue to?lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China...

Progressive repayment system could fund maintenance grants ¨C NUS

Union says means-tested grants of up to ?4,224 should be reintroduced on top of existing loans, as spending review looms

Expand contextual admissions but make process fairer, says UUK

English universities encouraged to adopt more consistent approach that is easier to navigate after criticism from inequality watchdog

AI needed to help publishers cope with rising research quantity

Growing spending on research and development in Global South leading to more papers, but increased scrutiny needed to identify misconduct, say publishers

No NIH grants for colleges with DEI programmes or Israel boycotts

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Rankings 2025 digital edition

51¹ú²úÊÓƵ¡¯s universities are edging into a more prominent role on the world stage. We look at how excellence initiatives have aided the region¡¯s success, and the revival of transnational education

Australia ¡®oversimplifies¡¯ China research collaboration risks

National security U-turn ¡®cutting Australia off from knowledge creation frontier¡¯ just as US turns its back on collaboration

Don¡¯t split research and teaching, new German government warned

Planned restructure of key government departments under new coalition must keep dual?responsibilities of universities together, leaders say