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Zygmunt Bauman rebuffs plagiarism accusation
Sociologist claims high-quality scholarship does not depend on obedience to technical rules on referencing
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THE university rankings podcast: China
Download the podcastÌÇÐÄVlog editor-at-large Phil Baty visits a busy international student recruitment fair in Nanjing, Eastern China, organised by recruitment agents IDP, where he...
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Australia’s drive for international students
Asia is the focus of new pathways to study, says Malcolm Gillies
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Closer S&T ties between EU and SE Asia
Brussels, 05 Sep 2003 In an effort to strengthen its international relations, the EU has underscored the importance of increased scientific co-operation with other world regions. And Southeast Asia...
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Demonisation and hatred
Soon after I started graduate school in history at Princeton University in 1970, I joined the American Studies Association and have been a faithful member ever since. I have served on the editorial...
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Europe’s early career researchers gloomy over prospects
Long hours, job insecurity and need for mentoring noted in global survey of young scientists
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Volunteer to assimilate
Chinese students in the UK are keen to get work experience, and it would help them to integrate, says Bin Wu
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The week in higher education - 13 March 2014
Dozens of students from Indian-controlled Kashmir were suspended from university for cheering Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match, The Daily Telegraph reported on 5 March. The students...
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It’s OK to be shy
Shyness and a dislike of public performance are traits that students are often encouraged to ‘overcome’. We should support everyone to learn in ways that make them feel comfortable, says Bruce...
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No place for introverts in the academy?
In today’s brave new world of university learning, students aren’t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Pacific Specifics
As the Queensland Art Gallery celebrates 20 years of its Asia Pacific Triennials, Peter Hill explores the latest edition of a remarkably pan-national affair
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Today’s intellectuals: too obedient?
Fred Inglis on the obligation of academics to speak truth to power
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World Reputation Rankings 2014 methodology
Census sensibility reveals the global academy’s greatest names Which universities do scholars think are the best on the planet? This is no idle question, as our annual Academic Reputation Survey...
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Honora Bartlett, Richard Joyner, George McKay, Jane O’Grady and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers