A week after the QS World University Rankings were published, it is the turn of the youngest institutions to take the limelight

The third ranking of the top 50 universities under 50 years old shows the extent to which youthful institutions – especially in Asia – are challenging the established Western elite. The four leading universities all appeared in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings and a dozen were in this year’s top 200.

Scottish referendum: the issue of tuition fees

As the Scottish referendum is drawing closer (18 September), one may ask an important practical question for British students. Would an independent Scotland still practice double standard university fees – free tuition for Scottish-domiciled and EU students, high fees for the other UK students -? Not if Scotland is to remain in the EU apparently.