Celtic tiger comes under R&D pressure from Asia
Brussels, 03 Feb 2006 While Ireland has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, driven predominantly by investment in high-tech manufacturing, the country is now coming under pressure as...
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Tapping new seams
As the state disinvests, Queensland is securing the future of its student experience and research by diversifying its income streams, writes Peter Høj
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Transnational courses earn the UK £496 million
Government estimate is significantly higher than in previous assessments
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Brexit: the perks and pitfalls for higher education
After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate
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Asia to turn Japanese
Universities in Asia are paying a great deal of attention to the people who have made the region's economic revolution possible. These are the wealth-minded national leaders and the businessmen whom...
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False dichotomy for Asia
Perhaps the emergence of democracy in East Asia is not so different from the western experience during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In both cases, "social changes induced by rapid economic...
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False dichotomy for Asia
It is rather disappointing that Michael Leifer (THES April 21) has chosen to rely uncritically on popularised conceptual categories in his analysis of the East Asian situation without reflexively...
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Dynamic characters
The 100 Under 50 universities are marked by their energy, innovation and fearless approach to the future, write Phil Baty and Katie Duncan
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Cosmopolitan Sexualities: Hope and the Humanist Imagination, by Ken Plummer
A sexology for our age examines a global and multifaceted part of humanity, says Sally R. Munt
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REF questions: could we do it for a fiver?
All congratulations to the research excellence framework winners of course, but the cost (human and financial) of the whole exercise has been questioned by many.The article “The (predicted) results...
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Miwa Hirono: my Home Office hell
Top academics will be increasingly reluctant to come to the UK, says Hirono, who is being forced to quit Britain despite her permanent post
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Can an open-air lab tempt you to Siberia?
Russia’s Tomsk State University is banking on the region’s natural assets and an English language push to attract foreign students and scholars
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Combination of assets
A new world-class university that integrates existing centres of excellence would boost Thailand’s development, says Kriengsak Chareonwongsak
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Warwick holds its own in Southeast Asia
Warwick University has bucked the trend for recruitment in Southeast Asia despite the financial crisis in the region. It has increased its number of Southeast Asian students by more than 9 per cent,...
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Chris Marlin, 1952-2014
A pro vice-chancellor who forged a new international dimension for the University of Sussex has died