Australia sets sights on rebuilding overseas student market
Government speeds visas and extends post-study work opportunities
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Impossible Citizens: Dubai鈥檚 Indian Diaspora by Neha Vora
Caroline Osella considers a slice of the subcontinent at the heart of the Gulf
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Off Piste - Unfamiliar territory
To many in the West, Central Asia is a bewildering array of indistinguishable nations. But if you take the time to get to know them, argues David Mould, the 鈥榮tans鈥 are fascinating individuals
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US and Asia announce climate change pact
Brussels, 28 Jul 2005 The US, Australia and several Asian countries have surprised European governments by announcing a pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement is non-binding, and will...
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Asia crisis hits student subsidy
THE FINANCIAL crisis in Asia is likely to force New Zealand to renege on a plan to boost university and polytechnic spending by $NZ103 million (Pounds 33 million). Prime minister Jenny Shipley said a...
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Greater London: the capital as city state
Malcolm Gillies on why the metropolis could (and perhaps should) go it alone
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Malcolm Gillies - Should London go it alone?
Does London need the rest of the UK? Malcolm Gillies weighs the evidence
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Invisible Nature: Healing the Destructive Divide between People and the Environment, by Kenneth Worthy
Laurence Coupe on a grand indictment of the 鈥榃estern epistemological error鈥
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Frozen (political) pawn
How did David Mould end up teaching journalism in Kazakhstan鈥檚 frozen capital as a Fulbright fellow? He was a聽political pawn, he says, just like the (often absent) young people he taught
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Realpolitik: A Fulbright fellow in Astana
How did David Mould end up teaching journalism in Kazakhstan鈥檚 frozen capital? He was a聽political pawn, he says
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The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol, by Robert Dudley
Tiffany Taylor on a thought-provoking exploration of alcoholism from an evolutionary perspective
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Gaining sympathy for Mr and Mrs Vengeance
Korean horror may draw Western attention for its brutality, but its focus on sacrifice and expiation is distinctive, says Daniel Martin
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Immigration policy makes students 鈥榝eel less welcome鈥
The coalition鈥檚 aim to reduce net migration to the 鈥渢ens of thousands鈥 by 2015 makes more than half of international students in the UK feel less welcome, according to a new survey.
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Tony Abbott win leads to humanities funding fears
Humanities and social sciences in Australia could lose A$100 million (拢60 million) in funding following a change in government, it is feared.聽
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Association of Commonwealth Universities: 100 not out
Book celebrates centenary of the first global higher education network