Down Under looks East
Singapore has opened its doors to its first foreign university. The University of New South Wales in Sydney is to open a A$96 million (£39 million) private teaching and research university in 2007...
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Asian studies cuts may hit anti-terrorism effort
University cutbacks have led to the loss of specialist knowledge of Asia, which is undermining diplomatic efforts to combat terrorism, say academics. A third of institutions that conduct research in...
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Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great
A History of the Ancient Near East
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Lecturers target MPs over terror bill The Association of University Teachers is today lobbying MPs as the terror bill gets its second reading in the House of Commons, warning that the legislation...
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We'll be left in the soup if we take sea turtles for granted
The Chinese who study in the UK provide a vital source of income, so, Boris Johnson hears on his visit to China, we can't afford to be complacent Ah," said the jovial Chinese don next to me, dressed...
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The men fuelled by their desire to reorient the East
Empire to Orient - The Orientalist
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Asian students flocking to ߣߣÊÓƵ ߣߣÊÓƵ is growing in popularity among Asian students, while the UK and the US are losing ground as the place to study for a degree, claims an international...
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The marketing Midas with a golden boot
'Goldenballs' may be losing his lustre in the West, but in the East they bow down before David Beckham. Ellis Cashmore tells how myth and market combined in a fairytale with a happy and lucrative...
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BBC quiz goes global
The BBC television show University Challenge is going global. Victorious teams from Queen's University, Belfast, Aberystwyth University, Birkbeck College and Edinburgh University are being pitted...
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Beyond the Lost Horizon clichés
A History of Nepal
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Norman Stone: review
TURKS Royal Academy of Arts, London, until April 12. www.turks.org.uk "It mutilates you if you cannot read the language of your grandparents' tombs," says a Turkish friend. This applies not only to...
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Cure for malaria is tested
Pre-clinical studies of a cheap and powerful new cure for malaria are about to begin. Scientists have designed and synthesised a chemical that is easy to make and can wipe out the parasite...
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Leader: A healthy map of academic rivalry
The Times Higher 's first world ranking of universities is sure to have its critics: every league table does. But this is an idea whose time has come. Richard Lambert said so in his report on...
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Future brightens for north Cypriots
Higher education in the Turkish-controlled area of Cyprus continues to languish under an international embargo after Greek Cypriots rejected the United Nations' latest reunification plan. The...