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A global panel of research universities and industry leaders discuss how to foster a sustainable culture of innovation 

Vice-chancellor at the Australian National University Brian Schmidt delivers a powerful address to open the 2018 World Academic Summit 

Delegates from the summit and THE's editors talk about their key takeaways from three days of talks in Singapore 

Higher education institutions too slow to adapt what and how they teach, rival says

End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country¡¯s higher education system, says Tony Chan

Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive 

Lengthy discussions slow pace of bringing products to market and are often irrelevant by the time they are concluded, summit hears

51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s flagship event will take place in continental Europe for first time

Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears

Top Israeli scholar says he was told to leave behind his scientific qualities when he became a member of parliament

Multidisciplinary mindset requires more diverse reward structures, says Sydney v-c

Long-term benefits of research success ¨C and of building industry relations ¨C may be less direct but far more valuable than royalty payments, summit hears

Leaders have increasingly been acknowledging that the cultural pressure put on the country¡¯s children to spend their hours studying has left them too one-dimensional

President of Humboldt University of Berlin says new public laboratory will help drive the ¡®production, preservation and communication of knowledge¡¯

Humboldtian tradition at risk of unravelling in shift to use of teaching-only staff, Nobel prizewinning v-c says

Leaders of top universities say students must be pushed to ¡®breaking point¡¯ and allowed to fail

The event will host the launch of the 2019 US College Rankings in partnership with the Wall Street Journal

 Who¡¯s coming and what¡¯s on the agenda for the 2018 World Academic Summit in Singapore  

Academics from North and South Korea are exploring how reunification could work, says Incheon National University president

THE Emerging Economies Summit hears senior university leader call for reform to address nation¡¯s graduate employment crisis

China¡¯s ¡®educational inequality¡¯ revealed as country¡¯s lower-ranked universities fall further behind

World Bank consultant says India¡¯s decision to relax state control over curricula at some universities is model

The event will host the launch of the 2018 51³Ô¹Ï Emerging Economies University Rankings

Hear the 51³Ô¹Ï team discusses the highlights from the THE MENA Universities Summit 2018 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

Leaders of some of the world¡¯s top universities will speak at flagship THE event in Singapore

Video and podcast coverage of the 2018 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum

THE data analysis in partnership with Elsevier highlights economic impact of world¡¯s leading institutions 

Simon Baker discovers what the World Economic Forum¡¯s ¡®community¡¯ of universities ¨C the 51³Ô¹Ï University Leaders Forum (GULF) ¨C can teach us about industry-academia collaboration and innovation with economic impact

51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s third summit in the region will reveal the best universities in the Arab world 

In-depth chat with the former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley

Scientific endeavour has for centuries been driven on by both competitive and collaborative spirit, and the rankings can boost both, says Phil Baty

What will European and global research collaboration look like post-Brexit?

Speakers at the 2017 World Academic Summit discuss how world-class universities are embracing social inclusivity

Panel discussion on the importance of internationalisation featuring the leaders of some of the world's most prestigious universities

Francis Crick Institute director Sir Paul Nurse speaks at the 2017 51³Ô¹Ï World Academic Summit

Panel debate from the 2017 THE World Academic Summit

UMBC president calls for shift in institutional culture at 51³Ô¹Ï forum

Peter Agre, Ed Byrne and Nicholas Dirks speak to 51³Ô¹Ï at the 2017 World Academic Summit in London

Eric Mazur, father of the ¡®flipped classroom¡¯, says rethinking assessment is the next frontier

Iconic Californian institution¡¯s viability as a state university called into question by fall in public support and growing political intrusion, says ex-chancellor

US physician also tells summit that, while governments change, ¡®science goes on¡¯

The THE team select their highlights from the 2017 World Academic Summit

Improvement districts and policy innovation via research among international examples of civic missions, summit hears

51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s flagship event will return to the Asian city state for its fifth edition

Universities face new diversity challenge as middle-class parents push to secure places for children at top institutions, says former University of Warwick boss

UCL head warns that decision to leave European Union ¡®affecting our ability to recruit and retain the very best¡¯

¡®Artificial barriers¡¯ such as Brexit ¡®should be resisted¡®, Nobel laureate tells event hosted by King¡¯s College London

Ahead of the 2018 World Academic Summit, speaker Nicolas Pejout looks at entrepreneurialism in universities

Andrew Hamilton suggests lure of New York will help it to ride out political storms

Louise Richardson says it is ¡®completely mendacious¡¯ to suggest higher tuition fees have driven inflation in executive pay

Julie Devonshire calls on universities to help students to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial aspiration and action

Peter Mathieson is a big believer in the merits of globalisation, and wants universities to instil this belief in their students

All the latest programme news and analysis ahead of the 2017 THE World Academic Summit, hosted by King's College London

Watch Alan Lau¡¯s keynote speech at the 2017 51³Ô¹Ï Research Excellence Summit

Universities facing the challenges of developing a knowledge economy

Scholar returning to homeland from US to lead university speaks of his concerns

Watch the vice-chancellor of the University of Newcastle, Australia, deliver her keynote address at the THE Research Excellence Summit

Podcast special from Taichung, Taiwan, following the 2017 Research Excellence Summit

Call for rankings to give more weight to societal impact

Sydney¡¯s deputy v-c says government must put its money where its mouth is