Berkeley thinks global – but stays local
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks explains the university’s branch campus strategy
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Q&A with Nancy Viviani
We speak to an international relations scholar who played a key role in the establishment of Australian-Asian studies
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Pan-Chyr Yang offers insights into National Taiwan University’s sterling work in pure research, knowledge transfer, innovation and 21st-century learning
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Beijing leads Asia's march to the forefront
Tigers of the Pacific Rim are making their presence felt as more than 50 institutions outside Europe and North America jostle for position in the world's top 200. Martin Ince reports There is good...
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Chopsticks: A Cultural and Culinary History, by Q. Edward Wang
Jonathan Mirsky enjoys a bowlful of insights into the origins and uses of the utensil that Asia made its own
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Stanford top university for producing Nobel laureates
UK is second to US for nationality of Nobel prizewinners in the 21st century
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Welcome to the World University Rankings
The ÌÇÐÄVlog World University Rankings 2014-2015 list the best global universities and are the only international university performance tables to judge world-class universities across...
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Difference engine
Source: Getty Pan-Chyr Yang offers insights into National Taiwan University’s sterling work in pure research, knowledge transfer, innovation and 21st-century learning. Founded in 1928, National...
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1916: A Global History, by Keith Jeffery
A scholar mounts a strong argument for one year being a decisive one for the world, says A. W. Purdue
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New faces take a seat at extended top table
Wider reach is good news for the BRIC nations and other developing economies. Ellie Bothwell reports
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News in brief – 26 March 2015
Source: Chinese University of Hong KongRoyal SocietyNobelist wins presidential ballotNobel laureate Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan has been named president elect of the Royal Society, after a...
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Baroness Amos to lead Soas
The former Cabinet minister and diplomat will be the first black woman to lead a UK university
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Aberdeen first UK university to open campus in South Korea
The University of Aberdeen is set to become the first UK higher education institution to open a campus in South Korea
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British-Islamic Identity: Third-Generation Bangladeshis from East London, by Aminul Hoque
Caught between two cultures, six teenagers turn to Arabic to feel at home, finds Mafruha Mohua