Northampton opens regional office in Malaysia
The University of Northampton is to open a regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a bid to increase student recruitment from the region.
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Lost in abbreviated history
The disturbances in Ukraine should make us rethink the policy of updating history courses at all levels by bringing the starting points progressively closer to the present. At the moment, the 16th...
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The Undersea Network, by Nicole Starosielski
John Gilbey is fascinated by the unseen fibre-optic communications cables that gird the globe
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Warwick holds its own in Southeast Asia
Warwick University has bucked the trend for recruitment in Southeast Asia despite the financial crisis in the region. It has increased its number of Southeast Asian students by more than 9 per cent,...
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News in brief - 9 October 2014
Postgraduate studyUK survey verdict: mostly happyFour out of five postgraduate students are happy with their course, a new survey indicates. Some 83 per cent of the 67,580 people polled for the...
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ÌÇÐÄVlog announces reforms to its World University Rankings
ÌÇÐÄVlog today announces a series of important changes to its flagship THE World University Rankings
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Stronger Asian systems could reduce student numbers in UK
Observatory on Borderless ÌÇÐÄVlog report author urges UK universities to factor in growth of transnational education
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Oxford v-c Andrew Hamilton says sexism is ‘unconscious’ but real
V-c speaks on marketing research, ethics, gender bias at Universia International Presidents’ Meeting 2014 in Rio de Janeiro
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APHEN brings Asia together
A Unesco project is linking academics in 12 Asian countries via the Internet, writes Geoff Maslen in Melbourne Universities in Commonwealth and certain Asian countries are promoting multilateral...
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Grant winners - 27 February 2014
Health FoundationAward winner: Sara DemainInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £238,000Self-management VOICED (valued outcomes of importance: consensus and disparity) Leverhulme TrustMajor...
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1,300 universities, one shared fear: the commodification of education
IAU study identifies threats and opportunities of internationalisation
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Academic blind spot in Asia
We are accustomed to the history of Orientalism in the West and its politically correct extension, the field of Asian studies. We are less aware, however, of Asian efforts to study one another's...
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The future of women-only universities
Jon Marcus examines the decline of all-female institutions in the West and their rising popularity in the developing world
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Soas lands £20 million donation
Soas, University of London has been awarded a £20 million gift, the largest in its history, by a US foundation
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All-female universities provide a vital haven
Single-sex study is declining in the West, but in many other regions it offers a space where women can thrive, says Kristen Renn