KAUST resets top 10 ambitions
Head of fledgling Saudi institution restates pursuit of global excellence. David Matthews reports
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Beyond those shores
In a competitive world, Japanese universities are realising the importance of internationalisation if they don’t want to get left behind. But culture change can be a slow and difficult process. Jack...
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Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience
The phrases "internal colonisation" and "self-colonisation" have, through overuse, become associated with political correctness. Russia has long been both subject and object of colonisation....
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Top European universities in Engineering
Top European universities in engineeringData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-August 2010Euro rankWorld rankInstitutionPapersCitationsCitations per...
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Flying down to Rio fuels new North-South romance
Canada seeks long-term relationship with growing higher education superpower. Jon Marcus reports
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Culture, media & gender studies round-up
In the Limelight and Under the Microscope: Forms and Functions of Female CelebrityEditors: Su Holmes and Diane NegraEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 352Price: £65.00 and £19.99ISBN...
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Research intelligence - British drive and German engineering
First UK Fraunhofer revs its engine as technology-hub model gains traction. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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From where I sit - Yale makes India a key focus
Why is there a new buzz to the Yale-India relationship?New Haven academia's links with India are longstanding, beginning in 1718 when the Collegiate School of Connecticut was renamed Yale College in...
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Having their say, and how: 31% rise in reputation survey responses
The expert opinion of more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries will be used to inform the 2011-12 ÌÇÐÄVlog World University Rankings, it was confirmed this week.Thomson Reuters,...
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Searing honesty
Jon Baldwin has left for Australia, but he has a few home truths to impart from abroad about the mess the UK academy is in
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Now everyone will know that Cornell means business
Expanding into the Big Apple provides a platform for high-tech start-ups. John Morgan reports
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Time is the essence
Malcolm Gillies argues that to succeed, universities must be of the moment
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From where I sit - The social and political network
Just as the media, in the shape of US news channel CNN, surprised the world with coverage of the First Iraq War, now it is social media's turn to astonish us.This seems to have happened first when...
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Stock plagiarism penalties don't always fit the crime
Scholars identify weaknesses in a proposed sector-wide 'reference tariff'. Jack Grove reports
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World Reputation Rankings 2012 methodology
 Informed opinion at the heart of the matter Thousands worldwide have responded to our Academic Reputation Survey, whose rigorous methodology addresses common concerns and shows what scholars really...