Times Higher Education (THE) has recently published the results for its World University Rankings for 2023, in partnership with Elsevier. This year’s rankings are the most extensive to date, examining 1,799 universities across 104 countries. Another 526 institutions have been added to the charts under ‘reporter status’. These are universities...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for September
As we head into the last quarter of the year and the new university term gets underway, enjoy a selection of Open Access articles chosen by our editors. If you’ve ever wondered why pomegranates are touted as a superfood, how pesticides damage aquatic environments, or how online games can improve...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for August
If there’s one remedy for an acute case of post-summer slumps, it’s curling up with a good read. Every month, we feature a selection of articles recently published on our Open Access research platform. Our top picks for August cover a wide range of topics, including sustainable alternatives to cosmetic...
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Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2022 – Shanghai Ranking Is Out!
Shanghai Ranking has released its 2022 edition of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Initially launched in 2003 with just 500 universities on its charts, the annual list is one of the most prestigious sources for university rankings today, with 1,000 universities from 64 territories and regions. The United...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for July
Whether you are looking forward to a relaxing staycation, a spot of hiking, or a trip to the seaside, every holiday is improved by access to good reading materials. So why not take a break and enjoy some of our newest and most interesting research. This blog post contains a...
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Our First Year as a Member of the SDG Publishers Compact
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and SDG Publishers Compact The SDGs were set up by the United Nations in 2015 to “provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”*. The aim is for everyone, including governments, organisations, companies, and individuals,...
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United Arab Emirates Introduces Corporate Tax
It’s been a while since my last blog post, more specifically since the spring of 2020 with “How to Work from Home? – COVID-19 Edition”. How the times have changed since then, for the better and sometimes for the worse. With the news from the Ministry of Finance about the new...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for June
For many of our readers and subscribers, it’s finally time for that big summer holiday. Whether you’re setting off for a fun and sunny (or for those of us already living in the desert, less sunny) destination, what would a holiday be without some excellent reading materials? So, in addition...
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QS Releases its World University Rankings for 2023 at EduData Summit in New York
QS has released its 19th edition of the World University Rankings (QS WUR 2023) on June 9th during the Edu Data Summit. Our CEO, Kamran Kardan, attended this remarkable event in New York, at the Delegates Dining Room at United Nations. While King Abdulaziz University acted as the event’s organising...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for May
It’s the end of May and summer is fast approaching, so whether you will be outside enjoying balmy days and long twilights or staying in air-conditioned comfort, consider reading some of our articles. These Top Picks have been selected by our journal editors from recently published issues and contain cutting-edge...
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THE Releases Its 2022 Impact Rankings
University rankings often measure academic and other performance metrics, such as faculty to student ratios, industry income, and research outputs. THE Impact Rankings is the only ranking system that measures universities’ efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This allows the measurement of a new type of...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for April
Sometimes it can be nice to take a break from our regular research and usual reading interests and delve into something new – whether it is ground-breaking medical research on the use of cow bone grafts, new approaches to education, or an investigation of how social media has fundamentally reshaped...
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KnE Foundation and Dubai Cares: Four Years at a Glance
The pledge It is hard to believe that, in our day and age, communities are still struggling to receive basic school education. Looking for a way to give back, Knowledge E found that the “Adopt a School” programme, which Dubai Cares had launched back in 2013, resonated with the company’s...
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Identifying and Avoiding Predatory Conferences with Think. Check. Attend.
Predatory journals, publishers and conferences are on the rise and becoming increasingly sophisticated. These practices prey on the pressure researchers feel to publish and present their work, and include: pay-to-publish and pay-to-present models without peer review; fake editorial boards listing respected scientists; fraudulent impact factors; journal and conference names deceptively...
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KnE Learning Principles
Learning can be a very personal and rather subjective experience, and the more research is conducted regarding learners’ needs, the more we realise how differently learners receive and process new information. Personal attributes and qualities play a vital role in enabling learning across different modalities. However, regardless of our individual...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for March
On our Open Access research platform, thousands of articles from all over the world are available for free. Each month, the editorial team selects a few to share with you. We hope the articles below will inform and entertain you, whether you are looking for light reading for your break...
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Earth Hour 2022: Re-evaluating our relationship with the planet
On March 26th at exactly 8:30pm in each country around the world, millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour – will you be joining them for Earth Hour? There is an urgent need to protect nature and tackle the climate crisis. Earth Hour first began in...
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The Ultimate Reading List for the Month of Reading
Who doesn’t love a good book? Whether we read to be informed or entertained, books have always found a way into our minds and hearts. To celebrate the month of reading in the UAE, we asked our Knowies to tell us about their favourite books and the types of content...
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Grammar Day
Unsurprisingly, perhaps, given I combine a mile-wide streak of pedantry with a PhD in English Literature, I adore a well-crafted and grammatically accurate piece of writing. Poorly written passages, strewn with errors, are the textual equivalent of screeching chalk on old-fashioned blackboards. It therefore seems fitting to use Grammar Day...
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KnE Publishing Top Picks for February
Over 2 million researchers from around the world have made use of our Open Access research platform, attracted by thousands of articles on everything from handbag manufacture and beauty vlogger trends to in-depth political analysis and ground-breaking medical discoveries. Every month, our journal editors choose a few articles for our...
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