Nicolas Rüffin In a recent paper, Simon Marginson (2021) analyzes four competing narratives commonly used to explain the growth of global science. He concludes that each of the predominant narratives—growth of networks, international arms races, global markets, and centre-periphery models—falls short from fully explaining all facets of the phenomenon of global science. Consequently, Marginson calls … B-STA-R: A new dataset to study science diplomacy and global science

By Alina Felder Convening virtually over the course of three days (30 June – 2 July 2021), twelve PhD students from six countries exchanged about current research and challenges to researching the area of higher education. The workshop on ‘European higher education in times of uncertainty’ comprised two keynote lectures by senior researchers – Jeroen … About time to research higher education! – A workshop-based reflection on European higher education research(ers) in times of uncertainty

By Inga Ulnicane Science has traditionally been one of the most international activities. Long before political and economic European integration started in the mid-20th century, researchers were collaborating and exchanging knowledge across national and organisational borders. During the past decades, international research collaboration has increased due to a number of processes internal and external to … International research collaborations: arranged marriages, old boys’ networks, and alternatives

We are very happy to inform you that Alexander Mitterle, research associate at the Martin-Luther-Univ. Halle-Wittenberg, has been awarded the ECPR SG Knowledge Politics and Policies Excellent Paper Award for 2020! The jury – Emanuela Reale, Luis Sanz-Menendez and Bjørn Stensaker – have selected his paper titled “Time, the University, and Stratification: The Historical Making of Institutional … 2020 EXCELLENT PAPER AWARD TO ALEXANDER MITTERLE

By Priya Vijaykumar Poojary The current political shifts in the form of increasing populism, the resurgence of nationalism, structural racism, and the pandemic are altering global political environments. These shifts are occurring in tangent with the internationalization of higher education as we witness new regional higher educational models (both intra- and inter) and increasing cross-border … Reimagining Border in Cross-border Education: Experiences from India and Europe

Aline Felder European higher education institutions are receiving substantial attention in various areas of EU policy making. They are expected to foster excellence in research, mobility in education and cohesion through cross-border exchange. Yet, the interrelationship of these different governance sites for a Europe of Knowledge (Gornitzka 2010) appears under investigated. While higher education policy … Comparing cross-border cooperation practices of European(ized) higher education institutions

Aline Felder European higher education institutions are receiving substantial attention in various areas of EU policy making. They are expected to foster excellence in research, mobility in education and cohesion through cross-border exchange. Yet, the interrelationship of these different governance sites for a Europe of Knowledge (Gornitzka 2010) appears under investigated. While higher education policy … Comparing cross-border cooperation practices of European(ized) higher education institutions

By Justyna Bandola-Gill   The quest for usable science is one of the defining challenges for contemporary universities. One of the key drivers of this change is the rise of the so-called impact agenda, in which research funding is directly linked to the socio-economic value of produced knowledge. This change in research funding – and … Evidence to do what? Emergence of Knowledge Exchange as an Academic Practice in UK Higher Education