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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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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Europe鈥檚 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鈥檚 victory over India in a cricket match, The Daily Telegraph reported on 5聽March. The students...
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It鈥檚 OK to be shy
Shyness and a dislike of public performance are traits that students are often encouraged to 鈥榦vercome鈥. 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鈥檚 brave new world of university learning, students aren鈥檛 allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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World Reputation Rankings 2014 methodology
Census sensibility reveals the global academy鈥檚 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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The world鈥檚 largest private education providers
The growing competition for UK universities from new types of education providers has been highlighted in a聽report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Learning to profit: the world鈥檚 largest private education providers
The growing competition for UK universities from new types of education providers has been highlighted in a聽report from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.It shows the world鈥檚 largest...
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Today鈥檚 intellectuals: too obedient?
Fred Inglis on the obligation of academics to speak truth to power
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Honora Bartlett, Richard Joyner, George McKay, Jane O鈥橤rady and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Reports of the West's demise and East's rise are greatly exaggerated
The THE World University Rankings do not signal a power shift, but rather show just how far Asia still has to go, Michael Cox argues
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The week in higher education
Prince William has had a busy time recently: high-fiving Tinie Tempah at the Baftas last week, shifting sandbags in a flood-hit Berkshire village and reportedly enjoying a hunting holiday in Spain...
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The week in higher education - 20 February 2014
It has bar stools and beer pumps, but the new 鈥減ub鈥 at London South Bank University is not what it seems. In fact it is 鈥渁n elaborate set, built at a cost of 拢20,000 by the psychology department; a...