To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk, by John C. Hulsman
A. W. Purdue ponders a historical comparison of advisers to the world’s movers and shakers
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Hong Kong university takes step towards gender parity
Half of vice-presidents at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are now female
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Saba Mahmood, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt
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Lookalike v-cs ‘deter academic talent from staying in Australia’
Leaders from Anglo-Celtic and European backgrounds fail to reflect diversity of campuses, says report
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China ‘trials new form of governance’ with private university
Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests
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The three models of higher education systems globally
University systems are born from unique historical and social traditions but can be categorised under three coherent models, according to Samuel MartÃn-Barbero and Adrian Monck
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Going Global 2018: Comparing HE’s local impact globally could unlock valuable insights
Ahead of the British Council's Going Global conference in Malaysia, Simon Baker shows how local impact data could unlock new perspectives on global higher education
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Australia fears decline in Chinese students over ‘treason’ laws
Experts warn that prospective recruits may choose to study elsewhere if they do not feel welcome
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The week in higher education – 3 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation
Objections to the suppression of ‘sensitive’ articles should not be based on outmoded claims about consumption, says Michel Hockx
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: KAIST: the making of an elite
The South Korean institute has built a strong global reputation in less than 50 years. Sung-Chul Shin shares the secrets of its inexorable ascent
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India’s move on university autonomy raises funding alarm
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
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One in three students globally now in private higher education
Quality an ‘urgent concern’ as study reveals significant growth of private sector worldwide
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Asia: Does university R&D really create economic growth?
Unesco report suggests that institutions’ research ‘does not yield large financial payoffs’
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Managing the Wild: Stories of People and Plants and Tropical Forests, by Charles M. Peters
Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley