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The new home of the best and brightest?
As the University of Melbourne implements a radical new higher education model, some UK universities are showing interest in following suit. Hannah Fearn reports. Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the...
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Diplomatic Chinese whispers
Seize the Hour
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Published this week
(J) = Review forthcomingARCHITECTURE- (J) The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New YorkBy Gail Fenske. University of Chicago Press, £34.00. ISBN...
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UK is urged to look towards Gulf States
UK universities are missing a "golden opportunity" to set up campuses in the Middle East's Gulf states, according to an expert on higher education there. Chris Davidson is concerned that UK...
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Soas splashes out on staff to broaden its horizons
The School of Oriental and African Studies wants to recruit almost 20 lecturers to boost new areas and revitalise others. The posts, advertised in The Times Higher this week and next, will broaden...
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Talking their way into a job in Malaysia
One IT institute’s dialogue with industry helps guarantee work for its graduates In a business park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, employers are beating down the door of a university to get their hands...
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World encompassed
Asian English-taught courses growing A growing number of university courses in Asia are being taught in English, a paper from an international higher education research organisation has said. The...
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Accurately target foreign students or lose, sector told
Conference hears that the right pitch is key in luring demanding overseas 'consumers'. John Gill reports
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European and Asian leaders agree on future cooperation
Brussels, 12 Sep 2006 European and Asian leaders at the Sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM6) in Helsinki, Finland have reached an agreement on future cooperation between the two continents, paving the...
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What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector's development. The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings are a composite measure in which six...
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe Arts and Humanities Research Council has recently announced the first awards granted as part of the Beyond Text: Performances, Sounds, Images, Objects...
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A flaming injustice that destroys our records
Books on Fire
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Grant winners
Natural Environment Research Council- Award winner: A. W. G. Pike- Institution: University of Bristol, School of Arts- Value: £101,841Dating the Palaeolithic cave art of the Iberian peninsula by...
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Immortal fame set in a golden afterlife
The Boy behind the Mask