If English becomes the only linguistic currency, the global academy will be debased, argues Toby Miller
English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It鈥檚 arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual
Search
-
-
Polyglots required if we want a place in the global academy
English cannot be the only acceptable language of scholarship, says Toby Miller. It鈥檚 arrogant, impractical and anti-intellectual
-
Join hands, reach further
Earth's problems know no borders, observes Feridun Hamdullahpur, and research efforts must be collaborative and global to tackle them
-
US and UK stars still shine, but sunrise seen in the East
Asia and Europe up the pace as Harvard tops THE World Reputation Rankings. Jack Grove reports
-
This corrosion spreads
Terran Lane struck a chord with me, irrespective of the obvious differences between the US and UK higher education systems ("I'd have to be mad to leave here, they said - and they were right",...
-
Universities in 鈥榩anic鈥 over student recruitment, claims marketing consultant
Universities are facing a 鈥渟tudent recruitment crisis鈥 in clearing and some are 2,000 short of their number targets, according to a marketing consultancy.
-
Television, Sex and Society: Analyzing Contemporary Representations
Editors: Basil Glynn, James Aston and Beth JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury/ContinuumEdition: FirstPages: 224Price: 拢17.99ISBN: 9780826434982This edited collection offers readings of popular mainstream...
-
Languages of the World: An Introduction
Author: Asya PereltsvaigEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 296Price: 拢55.00 and 拢19.99ISBN: 97811070084 and 9780521175777What connection is there between salami and halogens?...
-
Appointments - 4 April 2013
University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be 鈥渃razy鈥 to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. 鈥淚 have a...
-
Awards and promotions
University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be 鈥渃razy鈥 to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. 鈥淚 have a...
-
News in brief
United StatesIn two minds on training of mindsA national survey has found that Americans are split over the value of a degree. Six out of 10 respondents consider the costs associated with attending...
-
Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth
The success of the Australian economy - its last official recession ended in 1991 and it has enjoyed more than 20 years of almost uninterrupted growth, slowing only recently - is impressive in...
-
Water world
Jules Pretty sets course on a journey across the oceans that haunt our imaginations
-
Grant winners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RsProject Grants鈥 Award winner: Andrew Cossins鈥 Institution: University of Liverpool鈥 Value 拢440,093The...
-
Long-term forecast: grey will go, leaving clear sky between elite and rest
Research will be focused in just 25 universities by 2025 as the UK sector becomes increasingly stratified, higher education experts have predicted.