Salford targets ¡®golden triangle¡¯ of jobs, skills, infrastructure University¡¯s Institute of Technology and proposed innovation district aim to make benefits stick in one of England¡¯s most deprived areas By John Morgan 25 January
Anton Muscatelli on social justice and Brexit The principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow discusses the economics of higher education By Rosa Ellis 13 December
Going Global: Western universities ¡®clamour for Indian collaborations¡¯ Despite shifting power dynamic, centuries-old perceptions of Western superiority persist, scholars say By Pola Lem 29 November
UK¡¯s university investment zones echo US, but leave questions Chancellor heralds switch of investment zone focus to higher education institutions in ¡®left-behind areas¡¯ By John Morgan 21 November
Is Northern Gritstone a model for driving economic regeneration? Science and technology investment fund created by universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield injects first capital to fuel innovation shift By John Morgan 15 November
Pakistan establishing university in former Taliban stronghold Tribal areas get their first public institution since 2018 incorporation, benefiting women unable to seek education further afield By Pola Lem 11 November
Report outlines universities¡¯ links outside sector on development Paper by Times Higher Education explores partnerships and collaboration in relation to Sustainable Development Goals By Rosa Ellis 1 November
World Academic Summit: bank spends $9 billion on campuses After long being attuned to primary and secondary needs, lender and donor sees urgency of tertiary-level development By Paul Basken 13 October
World Academic Summit: transform or face irrelevance, says Crow ¡®Universities can¡¯t sit in isolation¡¯ but academics remain too ¡®internally focused¡¯, says Arizona State president By Tom Williams 13 October
Labour conference: Truss plans ¡®mean more funding¡¯ for ¡®golden triangle¡¯ Labour conference hears that levelling up is now ¡®dead¡¯ for Tories, meaning alternative vision for regional innovation needed By John Morgan 26 September
US mounts dramatic pivot to ¡®place-based industrial policy¡¯ Land of the free market outpaces UK¡¯s muted ¡®levelling up¡¯ with funding to leverage power of universities in struggling regions By John Morgan 23 September
Cash boost renews questions over Carnegie Mellon Rwanda mission Rwandan government and Mastercard Foundation hand over $275 million as institution enters second decade By Liam Knox for Inside Higher Ed 12 September
China¡¯s sluggish growth brings uncertainty for global education Soaring youth unemployment could spur outward flight or lead young people to turn away from ambitions of studying abroad By John Ross 4 August
Can army of new managers help HE tackle big social challenges? Spate of new senior roles created as universities seek answers on addressing sustainability, diversity and social responsibility By Tom Williams 25 July
Could Neom U be Saudi Arabia¡¯s next top university? Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman By Pola Lem 6 July
Make science ¡®a cornerstone¡¯ of a rebuilt Ukraine, academies urge Joint appointments, infrastructure sharing and publication fee waivers will help to rebuild Ukraine¡¯s science system, say Western scientific bodies By Jack Grove 14 June
Falling African share of tertiary education aid ¡®a great concern¡¯ Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations By Simon Baker 13 June
Global crises ¡®demand HE shift to adult and community learning¡¯ Colonialism, deindustrialisation and climate change mean universities must help change way we live, professor of educational futures tells CGHE event By John Morgan 26 May
Habib: UK v-cs unwilling to build more equitable global academy SOAS director says he¡¯s seen little evidence colleagues are prepared to confront ¡®difficult questions¡¯ of African brain drain and ¡®unequal¡¯ relationships with institutions in the developing world By Tom Williams 25 May
Some students ¡®would pay higher fees for sustainable university¡¯ THE survey finds that applicants are using sustainability over other factors to decide where to ultimately enrol By Ellie Bothwell 29 April
Emerging Economies Summit: Universities urged to focus on Sustainable Development Goals Institutions in developing world told to take lead on tackling major global challenges By Anna McKie 16 January