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Who Would Win In A World Cup Of Universities?

Have you ever wondered what the World Cup would look like if it was based on the prestige of the countries’ universities rather than their footballers? What if it the star player wasn’t Messi but Marx? Not Neymar but Newton? Welcome to the World Cup of Universities.

The ChatGPT Selfies That Capture The Myth Of Neutral Technology

Ask ChatGPT for an image of itself and it produces a young woman in selfie-style framing sitting in her bedroom. Asked to explain why this self-image, it offered the following: "I don't have a fixed body, age, or gender unless one gets implied or invented for a particular interaction or image." This is a small-scale demonstration of the argument about the neutrality of technology.

Which Countries Lead the World in Academic Research? The Data Has a Few Surprises

Dreaming spires and ivy-clad walls say little about the quality of academic research being produced across an entire national system The measuresHE Country 100 ranking 2026 measure which countries have built the deepest, most rigorous, most open and most consistently excellent research ecosystems, from top to bottom. The results may surprise you.

How Is AI Changing The Business School Curriculum?  

AI is unavoidable, particularly in higher education. How are schools adapting their programmes, assessment methods and specialisms to work with new tech, recognise students capability and build the modern skillsets that industry needs?

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Should Over 50s Avoid Social Media To Prevent Depression?

With so much time spent online, should we be paying better attention to the health risks? Research from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore finds excessive social media usage can be detrimental for mental health, particularly for over 50s.

BlueSky Ranking of Economics Rankings 2024

Which are the best universities in the world for Economics? BlueSky Thinking has the Ranking of Economics Rankings 2024, compiling the results of the major global subject rankings published by THE, QS and US News,