THE university rankings podcast: China
Download the podcastߣߣÊÓƵ editor-at-large Phil Baty visits a busy international student recruitment fair in Nanjing, Eastern China, organised by recruitment agents IDP, where he...
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ߣߣÊÓƵ’s drive for international students
Asia is the focus of new pathways to study, says Malcolm Gillies
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Zygmunt Bauman rebuffs plagiarism accusation
Sociologist claims high-quality scholarship does not depend on obedience to technical rules on referencing
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Demonisation and hatred
Soon after I started graduate school in history at Princeton University in 1970, I joined the American Studies Association and have been a faithful member ever since. I have served on the editorial...
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Pacific Specifics
As the Queensland Art Gallery celebrates 20 years of its Asia Pacific Triennials, Peter Hill explores the latest edition of a remarkably pan-national affair
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Europe’s early career researchers gloomy over prospects
Long hours, job insecurity and need for mentoring noted in global survey of young scientists
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Volunteer to assimilate
Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu
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The week in higher education - 13 March 2014
Dozens of students from Indian-controlled Kashmir were suspended from university for cheering Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match, The Daily Telegraph reported on 5 March. The students...
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The world’s largest private education providers
The growing competition for UK universities from new types of education providers has been highlighted in a report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Learning to profit: the world’s largest private education providers
The growing competition for UK universities from new types of education providers has been highlighted in a report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.It shows the world’s largest...
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World Reputation Rankings 2014 methodology
Census sensibility reveals the global academy’s greatest names Which universities do scholars think are the best on the planet? This is no idle question, as our annual Academic Reputation Survey...
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It’s OK to be shy
Shyness and a dislike of public performance are traits that students are often encouraged to ‘overcome’. We should support everyone to learn in ways that make them feel comfortable, says Bruce...
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No place for introverts in the academy?
In today’s brave new world of university learning, students aren’t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Honora Bartlett, Richard Joyner, George McKay, Jane O’Grady and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Today’s intellectuals: too obedient?
Fred Inglis on the obligation of academics to speak truth to power