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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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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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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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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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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World Reputation Rankings 2015 results
‘Super-league’ can’t be shaken from the top
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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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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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Transnational courses earn the UK £496 million
Government estimate is significantly higher than in previous assessments
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Asia to turn Japanese
Universities in Asia are paying a great deal of attention to the people who have made the region's economic revolution possible. These are the wealth-minded national leaders and the businessmen whom...
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Brexit: the perks and pitfalls for higher education
After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate
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False dichotomy for Asia
Perhaps the emergence of democracy in East Asia is not so different from the western experience during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In both cases, "social changes induced by rapid economic...
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False dichotomy for Asia
It is rather disappointing that Michael Leifer (THES April 21) has chosen to rely uncritically on popularised conceptual categories in his analysis of the East Asian situation without reflexively...
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Dynamic characters
The 100 Under 50 universities are marked by their energy, innovation and fearless approach to the future, write Phil Baty and Katie Duncan