QS Insights Magazine
Issue 43 July 2026
When AI takes the first step.
When AI takes the first step.
FEATURED IN THIS EDITION
The freedom of choice… and the stress that follows
Students have more choice than ever. And it could be making them unhappier.
Who decides what makes a good university?
The US looks set to have a new accreditation framework.
Who teaches the Global University?
Unis are discovering sustaining academic quality across borders may be harder than expanding internationally.
ALSO INSIDE
We can’t live up to our own standards
… and maybe that’s ok.
One score, two futures
China's gaokao is now doubling as an engine of global student mobility.
European higher ed prestige remains strong for now
Can Europe hold its own in the face of growing competition?
Manchester goes national
Will Burnham bring Manchester success to the national stage?
OPINION AND SPOTLIGHT
Transforming lives across Osun state
Meet the winner of the QS ImpACT Community Health & Wellbeing (Organisation) Award
Adelaide University takes research beyond the lab
Research is being shaped in partnership with communitiy.
From qualification to contribution
Inside REAL PhD's new white paper on doctoral study abroad
How Greece became a European TNE leader
Research is being shaped in partnership with communitiy.
From qualification to contribution
Inside REAL PhD's new white paper on doctoral study abroad
How Greece became a European TNE leader
Research is being shaped in partnership with communitiy.
Transforming lives across Osun state
Meet the winner of the QS ImpACT Community Health & Wellbeing (Organisation) Award
Adelaide University takes research beyond the lab
Research is being shaped in partnership with communitiy.
From sustainability to regeneration
Inside REAL PhD's new white paper on doctoral study abroad
ANALYSIS
OPINION
SPOTLIGHT
BRIEFING
Editor in Chief Anton John Crace
Clients Service Specialist Khushboo Singh
Contributing Writers Jamaal Abdul-Alim Anshaj Ahuja Tim van Gardingen Gauri Kohli Chloë Lane
Rohan Mehra Seb Murray Michelle Zhu
Essayists Cinzia Colapinto Daniela Pavan
Events Technology Manager Loh Lu Han
Marketing and PR Serena Ricci Mak Leeson
Cover and article header images Produced with ChatGPT
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