Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience
The phrases "internal colonisation" and "self-colonisation" have, through overuse, become associated with political correctness. Russia has long been both subject and object of colonisation....
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Political Journeys: The openDemocracy Essays
Fred Halliday was an indefatigable traveller and a tireless writer. In David Hayes' selection from the 81 essays Halliday published on the openDemocracy website between 2004 and his untimely death...
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Research intelligence - British drive and German engineering
First UK Fraunhofer revs its engine as technology-hub model gains traction. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Culture, media & gender studies round-up
In the Limelight and Under the Microscope: Forms and Functions of Female CelebrityEditors: Su Holmes and Diane NegraEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 352Price: £65.00 and £19.99ISBN...
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Searing honesty
Jon Baldwin has left for Australia, but he has a few home truths to impart from abroad about the mess the UK academy is in
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Top European universities in Engineering
Top European universities in engineeringData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-August 2010Euro rankWorld rankInstitutionPapersCitationsCitations per...
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Now everyone will know that Cornell means business
Expanding into the Big Apple provides a platform for high-tech start-ups. John Morgan reports
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Time is the essence
Malcolm Gillies argues that to succeed, universities must be of the moment
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Having their say, and how: 31% rise in reputation survey responses
The expert opinion of more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries will be used to inform the 2011-12 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ World University Rankings, it was confirmed this week.Thomson Reuters,...
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From where I sit - Yale makes India a key focus
Why is there a new buzz to the Yale-India relationship?New Haven academia's links with India are longstanding, beginning in 1718 when the Collegiate School of Connecticut was renamed Yale College in...
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World Reputation Rankings 2012 methodology
 Informed opinion at the heart of the matter Thousands worldwide have responded to our Academic Reputation Survey, whose rigorous methodology addresses common concerns and shows what scholars really...
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From where I sit - The social and political network
Just as the media, in the shape of US news channel CNN, surprised the world with coverage of the First Iraq War, now it is social media's turn to astonish us.This seems to have happened first when...
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8th Asia and Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and Biology - 9-13 October 2004, Beijing, China
Brussels, 02 Jun 2004 Organised by the Asia and Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine & Biology, this event will cover topics of interest to physicians, scientists, technologists, biomedical...
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Stock plagiarism penalties don't always fit the crime
Scholars identify weaknesses in a proposed sector-wide 'reference tariff'. Jack Grove reports
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Empires and allies
The UK sector’s growing involvement in offshore education includes everything from branch campuses and institutional partnerships to validation and franchising. David Matthews weighs the different...