China on the fast track
Beijing wants to supercharge its nation’s universities as it has its railroads, but might its ambitions falter for want of academic freedom and cultural change?
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With 'unresponsive' UKBA, walking like an Egyptian may involve exit doors
The Egyptian government may shun the UK as a destination for postgraduate students on state scholarships because of frustrations over visas.
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Appointments - 23 May 2013
Deakin UniversityGary SmithThe new deputy vice-chancellor for global engagement at Deakin University in ߣߣƵ said his immediate thoughts were that he “loved the brand” of the “worldly”...
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Awards and promotions
Deakin UniversityGary SmithThe new deputy vice-chancellor for global engagement at Deakin University in ߣߣƵ said his immediate thoughts were that he “loved the brand” of the “worldly”...
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Join hands, reach further
Earth's problems know no borders, observes Feridun Hamdullahpur, and research efforts must be collaborative and global to tackle them
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US and UK stars still shine, but sunrise seen in the East
Asia and Europe up the pace as Harvard tops THE World Reputation Rankings. Jack Grove reports
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If English becomes the only linguistic currency, the global academy will be debased, argues Toby Miller
English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It’s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual
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Polyglots required if we want a place in the global academy
English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It’s arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual
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This corrosion spreads
Terran Lane struck a chord with me, irrespective of the obvious differences between the US and UK higher education systems ("I'd have to be mad to leave here, they said - and they were right",...
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Universities in ‘panic’ over student recruitment, claims marketing consultant
Universities are facing a “student recruitment crisis” in clearing and some are 2,000 short of their number targets, according to a marketing consultancy.
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Television, Sex and Society: Analyzing Contemporary Representations
Editors: Basil Glynn, James Aston and Beth JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury/ContinuumEdition: FirstPages: 224Price: £17.99ISBN: 9780826434982This edited collection offers readings of popular mainstream...
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Languages of the World: An Introduction
Author: Asya PereltsvaigEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 296Price: £55.00 and £19.99ISBN: 97811070084 and 9780521175777What connection is there between salami and halogens?...
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Appointments - 4 April 2013
University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be “crazy” to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. “I have a...
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Awards and promotions
University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be “crazy” to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. “I have a...
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News in brief
United StatesIn two minds on training of mindsA national survey has found that Americans are split over the value of a degree. Six out of 10 respondents consider the costs associated with attending...