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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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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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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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
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China, gateway to the world for future leaders
Nigel Thrift, head of Schwarzman Scholars, a transnational scheme to develop movers and shakers, tells John Gill about China’s international role
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More university mergers on the way, predicts legal expert
Eversheds partner says that link-ups could span borders in the UK and overseas
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Non-EU students still attracted to UK universities
The number of students from the Middle East coming to UK universities more than doubled between 2003-04 and 2012-13. As traffic from all other regions also rose, the total number of non-European...
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Teach all computing students about cybersecurity, universities told
Teaching criteria updated in response to government and industry demands