The Taming of the Shrew: tragedy, comedy or farce?
Three recent productions at Shakespeare’s Globe highlight to the challenge of how to present Katherina’s submission
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Mooc providers expand
Two of the leading US massive open online course providers have each almost doubled the number of universities offering courses on their online platforms.
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Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks by Jenny White
Clémence Scalbert-Yucel on a worthy addition to the study of a state in flux
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The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity by Robert Louis Wilken
Robert A. Segal on a comprehensive study of the growth of the world’s biggest religion
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment ProgrammeAward winner: Joseph DiasInstitution: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustValue: £2,284,684Scaphoid waist internal...
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World Reputation Rankings 2013 methodology
 Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly...
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Vanguard force
The Republic of Korea’s finest aims to foster the creativity needed to tackle global concerns, says Yeon-Cheon Oh
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WIPO Reports Exceptional Growth from North East Asia in Record Year for International Patent Filings
Geneva, 06 Feb 2006 In a year that saw a record number of international patent filings, the Republic of Korea overtook the Netherlands as the 6th biggest user of the World Intellectual Property...
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It's another world
Kevin Fong boldly takes science to pupils in post-Thatcher, post-Spock galaxies
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Women demand seat at the tables
Manifesto calls for university rankings to take gender gap into account. David Matthews writes
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Tim Rix, 1934-2012
One of the UK's leading academic publishers has died.Tim Rix was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire on 4 January 1934 and educated at Radley College. After national service in the Royal Navy, he studied...
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No sleep for Singapore’s universities
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
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This year London, later the world
NCH looks to go from 60-student intake to degree powers, campus abroad. David Matthews reports
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V-cs go it alone in Asia market
Melbourne. AUSTRALIA's top universities fear their share of the world market for students is slipping because of bad publicity in Asia. They identify two causes: adverse publicity around the anti-...
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Free in principle (but with a few strings attached)
Academic freedom has always depended on how well universities satisfy the goals of politicians and demands of the economy.That was the viewpoint put forward by Sir Peter Scott, professor of higher...