Appointments
The first female vice-chancellor in Wales has been appointed at the University of Glamorgan. Julie Lydon, the current deputy vice-chancellor at the institution, will replace David Halton who retires...
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Ashgate Research Companion to Corporate Social ResponsibilityEdited by David Crowther, professor of corporate social responsibility, De Montfort University, and Nicholas...
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Interest intensifies in UK degrees delivered overseas
Some fear offshore growth will slash the numbers coming to the UK to study. Hannah Fearn reports
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When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World
Gregory Kent says an important study on the growing power of modern China is incomplete
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe AHRC research grants schemes are intended to support well-defined research projects to enable individuals to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other...
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Russian hawk ascends to position of influence
Fears as right-wing critic of West takes top job at Moscow State centre. Melanie Newman reports
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The failure of History
"People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make." G.K. Chesterton
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Extreme makeover
The University of Hong Kong has rebuilt its curriculum from the ground up to embrace 'experiential learning' and internationalism so as to produce 'global citizens'. Hannah Fearn reports
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Poor planning puts future international growth at risk
Pockets of over-provision in some subjects leads to concerns about market saturation, writes John Gill
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From where I sit - Swat heritage hanging by a thread
Monuments did not make the headlines when the Pakistan Government recognised the Taliban takeover of the Swat Valley in February. This was understandable, as the closure of girls' schools, the fate...
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Can't buy you love
Gary Day is disturbed by a dramatisation of the financial crisis and a portrayal of society's decline
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THE Asia University Rankings 2015 results to be announced in Shanghai on 11 June
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Asia University Rankings 2015 will be published online at 21.00 BST on Wednesday 10 June, in time for their official launch on 11 June in Shanghai at the APAC Research...
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What's mine is not yours...
... but that doesn't stop intellectual property theft. Adrian Johns tells Matthew Reisz that piracy is an age-old phenomenon - and that the concept of ownership itself faces a crisisAdrian Johns' new...
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From the bottom up: everyday experiences of excellence
Academics from top-ranked universities describe what makes their institution a world-beater
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Find me a fundraiser
The assertion that there are too many Americans in UK university development offices misses the point ("Americans are 'taking over'?", 11 September).Professionals from the other side of the Atlantic...