The US higher education system is massive but pyramidal. Almost anyone can go to college, but only a few can attend the nation’s best institutions. And just like in other countries with highly...
This new century has seen an explosion in communication technologies among consumers worldwide. But according to Nathan Roger, the true import of this revolution has yet to be fully understood by...
Spending on defence research and development in the UK has declined by 57 per cent since 1989, data from the Office for National Statistics show.Figures in the ONS statistical bulletin UK Gross...
Spending on defence research and development in the UK has declined by 57 per cent since 1989, data from the Office for National Statistics show.
Dean looks to humanities future after Hefce funding renewal
United StatesWell-funded Korea move for UtahA US university’s trustees have approved a plan to open a branch campus in South Korea. With the support of subsidies from the South Korean government, the...
Widening accessExtended pathways to lawA programme to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to become lawyers is being extended thanks to a £1.2 million grant from a charitable foundation...
Ex-president of British Sociological Association argues for renewal of disciplines
These are just two of the plant samples, now held by the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University in Sweden, that Carl Peter Thunberg brought back from his pioneering expedition to Japan in 1775.
Source: Dominic StaffordShrinking resourceAbout half of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grassland has been lost in a decade, university research suggests. According to scientists at the University of...
British Council discussions are under way, reports Donna Bowater from Rio de Janeiro
A powerful union, weak teaching and outmoded curricula are hampering progress. Matt Krupnick reports from Oaxaca
The Wellcome TrustInvestigators in Medical HumanitiesThese awards range from about £500,000 to just over £1 million for up to five yearsAward winner: Steven SturdyInstitution: University of...
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