John Hennessy: Virtually it's our best shot
4 October 2012 E-learning allows universities to reach more people, to improve their teaching and, potentially, to keep costs down. It also offers a way forward for the Western academy, argues John...
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Max Price: Start local, go global and fight the nation's corner
4 October 2012 Building research-intensive universities in developing countries is no easy task but it is vital to the promotion of economic, cultural, social and intellectual progress, argues Max...
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Strike while the iron's still hot
4 October 2012 The academy remains Western-dominated, but emerging markets are rising. Traditional universities must future-proof themselves by tapping new players' demand for old-fashioned values,...
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Name is the game
4 October 2012 The reputation of a university is the most important factor for the majority of prospective international students, IDP has discovered. Phil Baty writes The power of university...
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Stephen Crookbain and Virginia Bottomley: Two heads, one vision
4 October 2012 As the US model of split leadership reaches UK shores, Stephen Crookbain and Virginia Bottomley consider the pros and cons If you have ever heard headhunters discussing their craft,...
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Engineering and Technology Ranking: Seven stars shine over golden state
The state of California has maintained its grip on the ߣߣƵ engineering and technology table. As in previous years, California, the home of the high-tech business hub Silicon Valley...
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Arts and Humanities Ranking: Anglo-US ascendant as Europe retreats
Stanford University, which counts former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky and authors Ken Kesey and Jeffrey Eugenides among its alumni, has retained its position at the top of the arts and humanities...
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Applied medicine without frontiers
The UK stands out in the clinical, pre-clinical and health table - the only subject ranking headed by a non-American institution. The table is led by the University of Oxford, which has maintained...
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Life Sciences Rankings: Biological interfaces yield strong readings
The top of the life sciences table has been shaken up this year, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reclaiming top spot and Harvard University falling to third. The University of...
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Physical Sciences Ranking: Asian force gathers additional momentum
Asian representation in ߣߣƵ's physical sciences top 50 has doubled since last year, with two additional countries from the region represented in the 2012-2013 table. The National...
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Technology giants's human touch
It may seem counter-intuitive that a renowned technology institute should be the world's top university in the social sciences, but it should not be too surprising: the Massachusetts Institute of...
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THE World University Rankings most widely recognised
7 September 2012 ߣߣƵ World University Rankings are the most widely recognised and widely used rankings among international students, new research has found. The international...
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U-Multirank may be a waste of taxpayers’ money
22 March 2012 It was conceived by the European Commission as an alternative to the established research-led university rankings, offering a user-driven “multi-dimensional” ranking with a wider range...
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University reputations built up over years are vulnerable as never before
27 February 2012 At first there was much hilarity. When I was named this month among the top 15 “most influential” people in education by The ߣߣƵn newspaper, the jokes came thick and fast: “You...
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The National University of Singapore: At the nexus of East and West
6 October 2011 Like the entrepôt economy that sustains it, the National University of Singapore places a premium on cross-cultural fluency, quality and desire to make a global impact, says Tan Chorh...