Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?
No we can't? Four decades of US dominance in the Gulf may be drawing to a close, says Philip Robins
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US dominates Shanghai Jiao Tong world rankings
US universities continue to dominate the upper echelons of world rankings, taking 17 of the top 20 spots in the Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking.
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Let academic freedom ring
Martha Biondi on the black student protests of the 1960s and 1970s that transformed US campus life and led to the birth of African American studies
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From where I sit: Confucian values
Asia-Pacific higher education is becoming a global force, but only some nations in the region have achieved or approached parity with Western Europe and North America.The truly spectacular success...
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December 1941
It was the year that marked the turning point of the Second World War and shaped the post-war world. 1941 began with Germany victorious in Western Europe and challenged only by a Britain that was...
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Going Global notebook
World rankingsNeeded but not always wantedWorld university rankings are "like vice-chancellors and in-laws: we may not always like them, but we know we need them". That was the argument made by Kevin...
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Institute of Education/Birkbeck/Leeds - Fear of the Rising Sun
An international network of scholars is set to analyse nationalistic tensions in East Asia. Led by academics at the Institute of Education, the project will encourage research into how schooling and...
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winner: Vincenzo Vergiani• Institution: University of Cambridge• Value: £725,2The intellectual and religious traditions of South Asia as seen through the...
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Pacific connection boosts partnerships Down Under
ߣߣÊÓƵ and New Zealand see marked growth in research collaborations with China, reports Zoë Corbyn
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Appointments
University of PortsmouthAndy ThorpeAn economist whose previous research has focused on such indelicate topics as methane emissions from animals has been appointed associate dean for research at the...
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Perilous Glory: The Rise of Western Military Power
What is it about pre-modern military historians that tempts them to sermonise so readily about the contemporary world? Ancient Greek historians Victor Davis Hanson and Donald Kagan have both become...
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Asia rankings: Rising Sun may be setting
Japan is the dominant force in the THE Asia University Rankings 2013, but the lead afforded over its East Asian neighbours by a 25-year head start is being rapidly eroded. Emerging triumphant in the...
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Tectonic shifts point to Asia taking on the mantle
Source: Reuters The World University Rankings 2014-2015 continue the trends of US decline and Asian ascent, writes Phil Baty. Leading Asian universities continue their steady progress in this year’s...