Terror attack spreads fear far and beyond the intended target

By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. Welcome to our first edition of 2015. In Features, Zofeen Ebrahim reports that in Pakistan, as schools and universities prepare to reopen after extended closure following the Peshawar attack, students and academics are asking ‘will they be safe?’
In our World Blog, Rahoul Chahouda asks if universities’ strategies for recruiting international students are sustainable.
In Commentary, Jiang Bo and Robert Coelen argue that China is set for a rapid expansion of internationalisation. Marguerite Dennis explores how universities could do more to prepare students for the job market, and Frances Saunders examines UK initiatives to tackle gender bias in physics.
Goolam Mohamedbhai argues that universities should integrate sustainable development into their teaching, research and activities.
In a Special Report this week, we cover the launch of the third phase of HERANA – the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa – and look at findings so far from analysis of data collected over six years at flagship universities in eight African countries, as Karen MacGregor reports. Read more...