Africa’s ‘teaching shops’: the rise of private universities
Are the continent’s for-profits exploiting students or have they helped to widen access?, asks Chris Havergal
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HE guidance system
ÌÇÐÄVlog’s six-pronged offer provides the global academy with the tools to find the right path – higher education’s ‘strategic sonar’
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Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothes, by Andrew Brooks
A wide-ranging examination of garment recycling should whet the appetite of readers for more research on the subject, says Ruth Pearson
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Rebuilding from blaze helps Glasgow kindle new knowledge
The silver lining in the fire that ravaged an Art Nouveau gem is the chance to explore Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s methods
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France's SPOT satellites assist in South Asia
Paris, 11 Feb 2005 Photos The human tragedy and widespread desolation caused by the tsunami which hit Asia on 26 December will be, according to the United Nations, the biggest ever natural...
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Say it loud – I’m European and I’m proud
Academics need to stand up for Europe and celebrate all the positives in higher education cooperation, argues Anne Corbett
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Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans, by Malcolm Gaskill
Donald M. MacRaild on the English colonists’ determination to hold on to their identity in the New World
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Campus close-up: ‘Authoritative voice’ set to project on the world stage
UCL-led centre aims to clarify complexity – and dispel a few myths, too
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English universities ‘over-reliant’ on Chinese postgraduates
The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students.
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World Reputation Rankings 2015 results
‘Super-league’ can’t be shaken from the top
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Asia-Pacific push
Nottingham Trent University has created a Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies to develop research, teaching, community and commercial links with the region. NTU has franchised degree courses in Malaysia...
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World in brief - 19 February 2015
United StatesClose college for two years, say lawmakersState legislators have provoked anger by saying that a historically black college experiencing financial problems should close for two years. A...
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Tapping new seams
As the state disinvests, Queensland is securing the future of its student experience and research by diversifying its income streams, writes Peter Høj
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Celtic tiger comes under R&D pressure from Asia
Brussels, 03 Feb 2006 While Ireland has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, driven predominantly by investment in high-tech manufacturing, the country is now coming under pressure as...
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Transnational courses earn the UK £496 million
Government estimate is significantly higher than in previous assessments