Higher education has always been promoted as the answer to social inequality. Getting an education was a means of pulling yourself out of poverty, landing a good job and making a comfortable living. Between the end of WW2 and the late 1990s, university tuition fees in the UK were paid for by the government, enabling

Unless you’ve been holidaying on Mars recently, you’ll have noticed the Pokémon Go phenomenon currently enveloping the planet. Whether you couldn’t wait to take part yourself, or you don’t see the appeal of chasing virtual, imaginary creatures, it’s undeniable that the success of this game has huge implications on the marketing world. Everyone, from multi-national

Today marks the launch of the QS University Rankings: BRICS 2016, providing an overview of leading universities across the five BRICS countries. This year’s ranking is bigger than ever, with 250 institutions featured. Which country has the most institutions in the top 250? Which university is the highest ranked? And where’s the best place in

Dr. David Reggio has returned to the QS Intelligence Unit, as the new Global Head of Consulting. With a real focus on innovation and relevance to the market, he explains how this service can help your institution:  D.R.: In a nutshell, QS Consulting offers concrete solutions and insight for HE institutions and related organisations. Each project

A huge 60% of students would be less likely to choose to travel to the US for higher education if Donald Trump became president, according to a survey carried out by FPP EDU Media and Intead, which was completed by more than 40,000 students in over 100 countries. In stark comparison, only around 4% of

The Syrian refugee crisis has left hundreds of thousands of people stranded across Europe. Of those, many are highly-educated and qualified, and many more would have been, had they had the opportunity to study. Understandably, a vast number do not have the requisite documents with them in order to prove any credentials they hold, making

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made a decision on 23 June that will affect not only the future of the nation, but the future of the EU as a whole. The full fallout of Brexit remains far from clear, and it’s as impossible to predict the full implications as it was