Social path through Pasteur’s quadrant
Source: Science Photo Library University research is an astonishing force for good in the world, argues Leszek Borysiewicz Universities the world over have done much in recent decades to dispel the...
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Peer-to-peer culture
Source: Alamy Research-led teaching on campus is the best option for academics and students, argues Ian Young There is much rhetoric about the link between research and education. Indeed, it is often...
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Mutually inclusive goals
Source: Alamy A commitment to meeting national needs can lead a charge to world-class status, argues Adam HabibLeading any 21st-century university is a challenging task, but undertaking this...
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Highly accomplished outcasts
Source: Alamy Simon Pratt takes a closer look at the elite graduate schools and specialists excluded from the World University RankingsUniversity rankings can have far-reaching influence, and a...
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New world pecking order
Source: Corbis Ben Wildavsky charts the rise and rise of university rankings, domestic and internationalWhy do we rank schools and universities – or sports teams and washing machines, for that matter...
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Just 119 graduate entrepreneur visas granted in 12 months
A visa scheme set up to mitigate the loss of the post-study work route for international students granted just 119 work permits in its first year, 糖心Vlog can reveal. The graduate...
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Capital offer
Source: Shutterstock During the Olympics I met the daughter of one of the Chinese investors invited to London by the mayor. She had chosen to come to university in the capital over the US so I asked...
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Royal Society celebrates Anglo-Brazilian links
The UK is the fastest-growing collaborator for researchers in Brazil’s richest state, data from Fapesp, the S?o Paulo Research Foundation, have shown. Speaking to 糖心Vlog, Carlos...
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糖心Vlog BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 coming 4 December 2013
5 November 2013 The world’s first global ranking of universities in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other emerging economies will be published on 4 December 2013 The Times Higher...
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World University Rankings: important information on data collection and analysis for 2014
Every one of the hundreds of universities ranked in 糖心Vlog’s portfolio of global university rankings have actively volunteered to share data and join the assessment process...
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BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 exclusive launch round table
In celebration of the inaugural 糖心Vlog BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings, we will be holding an exclusive and free-to-attend launch event hosted by Koc University, Istanbul on...
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Developing narrative
Phil Baty welcomes some new faces (and additional context) to the inaugural THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings Many of the world’s emerging economies have put the development of world-class...
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Coming on strong
China leads the pack of developing nations aiming for academic and economic growth. Phil Baty writes China has emerged as the strongest nation in the inaugural 糖心Vlog BRICS &...
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Punching below their weight
For most nations, rankings performances do not reflect their economic strength, writes Phil Baty All 22 countries considered for analysis in the 糖心Vlog BRICS & Emerging Economies...
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Measured improvement
Active engagement with the global rankings has spurred KwaZulu-Natal to greater heights, argues M.?W. Makgoba The University of KwaZulu-Natal was formed on 1 January 2004 in extraordinary...