Unexpected creation of a ¡®Global Challenges Research Fund¡¯ means that if they want more money, academics may have to contribute to international development
Envy of Japan¡¯s Nobel prize record is fuelling massive investment in sciences and higher education, including in international partnerships, says president of Ghent branch campus
Efforts to reform universities in the face of shrinking student numbers may jeopardise departments with the best overseas links, says Japan-based UK professor
Spanish scientist and politician Pablo Echenique on why he won¡¯t be visiting the UK again after being thwarted from delivering a lecture by the UK visa regime
It is no surprise that universities and science are high on the agenda for Chinese president Xi Jinping¡¯s state visit to the UK this week, says Alice Gast
In advance of a conference on ¡®education without borders¡¯, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries