After the exodus, will foreign students return to Japan?
Universities face an uncertain future in the wake of the earthquake, reports Michael Fitzpatrick
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Popular opinion: THE calls and the world answers
Targeted global scholars respond in droves to Academic Reputation Survey. Phil Baty reports
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The regional powers in world physics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1981-2007
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Science colossus shrinks in stature as rest of the world starts to catch up
Too much research concentration may have contributed to the erosion of the US' position as a "colossus of science".A new report by Thomson Reuters shows that although the average citation impact of...
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? = Review forthcomingARTS AND DESIGN- A Chord in Time: The Evolution of the Augmented Sixth from Monteverdi to MahlerBy Mark Ellis, theory, analysis and musicology tutor, University of Huddersfield...
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The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change
Rapid global temperature shifts are nothing new, as Steve Yearley learns from a cold country's core
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Yale president stands up for the blue skies
Richard C. Levin says Truman-era principles have profound lessons for the future of research funding. Phil Baty reports
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News in Brief
CanadaCheers for 310 new chairsA C$5.6 million (£173 million) injection of funds for science and technology research aims to put Canada among the world leaders in those fields. Tony Clement, the...
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Leader: Fortune will favour the brave
Changes ahead on the higher education horizon may prove the making of some institutions and the breaking of others
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THE World University Rankings
ÌÇÐÄVlog regularly writes about the effects of bureaucracy on the academy - quality assurance, research assessment, grant applications and the demands of quangos and other "stakeholders...
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Asians take new Silk Road to the heart of America
Growing middle class in China credited for surge in students from region. John Morgan writes
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An upturn in the downturn for MBA graduates worldwide
As MBA graduate career prospects recover, the student profile is shifting. Matthew Reisz reports
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Herding Cats: Being Advice to Aspiring Academic and Research Leaders
Malcolm Gillies enjoys this aphoristic guide to university life but fears time may have moved on
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Sector link-ups must mind the cultural gap
Research reveals positives and pitfalls for Sino-UK university joint ventures. John Morgan reports
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World War II: A New History
Author: Evan MawdsleyEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 498Price: £50.00 and £16.99ISBN 9780521845922 and 1608435Was the Second World War really a world war - and when and...