Rankings 09: Areas of expertise
Universities in East Asia are showing strength even in the humanities, a subject in which they traditionally have fared poorly
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Book of the week: Silent Summer
Jules Pretty looks at the changing face of our ecosystems, warts and all
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ÌÇÐÄVlog confirms new Asia University Rankings
Posted by Phil Baty   18 March 2013  ÌÇÐÄVlog has announced an important new addition to its portfolio of prestigious international university rankings.On 10 April 2013, the magazine...
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US fights to take back the power in the overseas market
Universities use cash, partnerships and recruiters to make up lost ground. Jon Marcus reports
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Building a world-class university
A ÌÇÐÄVlog and Thomson Reuters conference for academic leaders. This exclusive event is a must for policymakers and senior staff in the world’s leading higher education institutions
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The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System 1830-1970
All this magnificent study of Pax Britannica lacks is the scent of sweat and blood, writes Joanna Lewis
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Leader: China is set to demand respect
Asia's giant has universities and research to equal many of the world's best, and its strength and confidence will only grow
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Searching for cash overseas
By Scott Jaschik for Insidehighered
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Overseas outposts must follow home rules, union leaders say
Universities told to uphold rights on their campuses in Middle East and East Asia. Jon Marcus writes
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From the sublime to the sustainable, and back again
Some have odd titles, but many debates at the RGS conference are deadly serious, writes Matthew Reisz
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When Men Dance: Choreographing Masculinities across Borders
Juxtaposing scholarly essays with personal histories, When Men Dance probes the impediments (and, occasionally, the advantages) faced by male artists in a discipline plagued by "choreophobia,...
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Polar funding policies are closing the gap between East and West
The downturn has prompted drastic university funding cuts in some nations, but increased investment in others, notes Simon Marginson
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Geography and Environmental Science round-up
Global Environmental PoliticsAuthors: Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie and Janet Welsh BrownEdition: FifthPublisher: Perseus/WestviewPages: 504Price: £25.99ISBN 9780813344423For nearly two decades,...
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University of St Andrews - New home for terrorism centre
Robert Tuttle, the US ambassador to the UK, has opened a new £8 million home for experts in international security, terrorism and peace studies at the University of St Andrews. The new building...
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Art on its own account
John Haldane muses on artist David Tremlett's ability to take on a space and transform it into something living, in a compelling affirmation of the essential domesticity of the creative act