Imperial effort to bank a river
Mad about the Mekong
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World encompassed
Poor organisation pushes poles abroad Polish academics would appear to be something of a law unto themselves when it comes to setting up courses and turning up to work.Disgruntled students are voting...
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The Silk Road less travelled
Aurel Stein on the Silk Road
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Canine cancer revealed to be world's oldest cell line
Brussels, 11 Aug 2006 Scientists and vets have traced a cancer that affects dogs around the world back to a single wolf or dog who probably lived in central Asia over 250 years ago. They found that...
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Lifting the veil on a hidden concern
Keekok Lee and Mary Searle-Chatterjee ask if women should be allowed to cover up in class An international bank asks you to write a reference for a student in your seminar group. You hesitate. Her...
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Ariane 5 lifts record payload into space
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary...
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Hi-flyers make most of import
Asian Business and Management
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Well-founded fears of some fowl times yet to come
The Monster at Our Door
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Don't waste our talents, we're not illiterate idiots
From delivering lectures in Kabul to delivering pizzas in London, academic refugee Haroon Amirzada's woes did not end when he escaped the Taleban I was tortured for two years in a Taleban prison. The...
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Echoes from the cradle of dissent
Andrew Petersen traces the central role Iraq has historically played in Islamic Arab culture and its bearing on the current disastrous situation. Most people in the West, including many of our...
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Today's news
South Korean stem cell scientist sues for old job Disgraced South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk, who was fired from one of the country's top universities after his team falsified landmark...
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Rankings spark debate abroad
The Times Higher 's second World University Rankings have fuelled debate in countries concerned about the future of their higher education systems. The response was especially vigorous in Malaysia,...
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Four EU countries in competitiveness report top ten
Brussels, 06 May 2004 A competitiveness report by IMD, a Swiss business school, has put Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg and Ireland in the top ten of a list of the most competitive countries, and found...
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Inside track...
Damned statistics? The UK could soon be left with just 12 or so statistics departments, with dozens more condemned to serve as mere support staff for other academic fields, it was claimed this week....
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When pay drops, ethical standards may follow
Corruption in academe becomes commonplace when staff are not paid a living wage, argues Philip Altbach The Egyptian Gazette was stark in its condemnation. "University professors in Egypt have been...