Indians realise American dream by setting up in US
For years the US has seen India as a lucrative source of students for its universities, but now one Indian institution at least may be about to turn the tables.There are more than 80,000 students...
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Overseas briefing
IndiaPrivate sector threat to researchGenerous private-sector pay packets for young Indian graduates are damaging the country's research base, The Times of India reported. The newspaper said "alarm...
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A slide into mediocrity
The PowerPoint presentation is redefining public speaking. Tara Brabazon argues that it is an unnecessary evil
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Government announces strict new rules for recruiting international students
The Government has recently announced proposals for tighter rules for international students hoping to come into the UK to study, and for the colleges and universities hosting them. The proposals...
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Top 10 scientists in clinical medicine based on total citations
 Scientist Papers CitationsCitations per paper1Walter C. Willett (epidemiology) Harvard University, Boston, MA55328,39351.342Meir J. Stampfer (epidemiology) Harvard University, Boston, MA33824,49472....
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A passion for teaching
"Passionate and uncompromising dedication and commitment. Sparkling intelligence and enthusiasm. The greatest professor I ever had.""He is the most passionate teacher I have ever had in my life. He...
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The spark that tingled to my bones
Tom Palaima tells of the passion that drove him to teach Classics and how it is at odds with the 'educational shopping mall' vision of officialdom
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Things that go bump in the night
Cern's 27km-long underground Collider may lead particle physicists to the 'theory of everything'. But before that, they must educate a wide-eyed public in the basics of science. Matthew Reisz reports
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X-rated bravado and the Y-fronted truth
Are US students getting it? Not according to a new wave of campus magazines that aim to foster healthy ideas and adult discussion about sex. Jon Marcus gets under the covers
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Heriot-Watt
1. Conference Interpreting, Second Edition by Roderick Jones St Jerome Publishing, £18.00 ISBN 97819006505712. e-Learning Skills, Second Edition by Alan Clarke Palgrave Macmillan, £12.99 ISBN...
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Life classes for a student who died
Duncan Wu delights in a generous-hearted reminder of the humanity inherent in teaching
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Punctuation: Art, Politics and Play
This is the book that puts the "pun", not to mention the "punk", in "punctuation". Jennifer DeVere Brody focuses on punctuation as performance, highlighting its role in novels, poetry, art, dance and...
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Reinventing Foreign Aid
Sixty years after it started, foreign aid has become a debating matter once again. As sharply as ever before, opinion is deeply divided about whether or not aid works. For the optimists, aid is...
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Step outside the Rogerian circle
Gail Kinman asks whether a condemnation of 'therapeutic education' examines all the evidence