Time is the essence
Malcolm Gillies argues that to succeed, universities must be of the moment
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From where I sit - The social and political network
Just as the media, in the shape of US news channel CNN, surprised the world with coverage of the First Iraq War, now it is social media's turn to astonish us.This seems to have happened first when...
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Stock plagiarism penalties don't always fit the crime
Scholars identify weaknesses in a proposed sector-wide 'reference tariff'. Jack Grove reports
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Asian business schools target Western students
Some of the biggest players in Asian business education are joining forces to target top prospective students from Europe and other Western markets.
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World Reputation Rankings 2012 methodology
 Informed opinion at the heart of the matter Thousands worldwide have responded to our Academic Reputation Survey, whose rigorous methodology addresses common concerns and shows what scholars really...
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Tigers burning bright
Asian higher education is on the rise in a success story that is shaking up the global order. Simon Marginson explains the importance of the Confucian model to the region's progress, while Philip...
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About-face by Oxford University Press
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Pinpointing science's fertile clusters and danger zones
Paul Jump reports on a new way to spot strong and weak centres for research performance
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US students set sights beyond Europe
Asia, India and Middle East are becoming study-abroad destinations of choice, reports Jon Marcus
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Recession hits US private fundraising, but others do better
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
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Campus round-up
University of StrathclydeCutting-edge researchThe UK's first Fraunhofer Centre, a branch of Europe's largest applied research organisation, is to be established in Scotland. German-based Fraunhofer-...
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Empires and allies
The UK sector’s growing involvement in offshore education includes everything from branch campuses and institutional partnerships to validation and franchising. David Matthews weighs the different...
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Business schools object to scale of cross-subsidisation
Underinvestment blamed on funds siphoned off for loss-making courses, writes David Matthews
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China's basic science takes great leap forward
A newly released study suggests that the huge increase in Chinese research output is starting to be matched by a similar rise in the quality of its basic science.
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A Culture of Freedom: Ancient Greece and the Origins of Europe
Barbara Graziosi on a grand historical narrative that fails to recognise the widespread roots of Europe