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By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Campus round-up
University of StrathclydeCutting-edge researchThe UK's first Fraunhofer Centre, a branch of Europe's largest applied research organisation, is to be established in Scotland. German-based Fraunhofer-...
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US students set sights beyond Europe
Asia, India and Middle East are becoming study-abroad destinations of choice, reports Jon Marcus
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Pinpointing science's fertile clusters and danger zones
Paul Jump reports on a new way to spot strong and weak centres for research performance
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Asian business schools target Western students
Some of the biggest players in Asian business education are joining forces to target top prospective students from Europe and other Western markets.
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Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?
No we can't? Four decades of US dominance in the Gulf may be drawing to a close, says Philip Robins
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Tigers burning bright
Asian higher education is on the rise in a success story that is shaking up the global order. Simon Marginson explains the importance of the Confucian model to the region's progress, while Philip...
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Let academic freedom ring
Martha Biondi on the black student protests of the 1960s and 1970s that transformed US campus life and led to the birth of African American studies
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Business schools object to scale of cross-subsidisation
Underinvestment blamed on funds siphoned off for loss-making courses, writes David Matthews
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A Culture of Freedom: Ancient Greece and the Origins of Europe
Barbara Graziosi on a grand historical narrative that fails to recognise the widespread roots of Europe
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China's basic science takes great leap forward
A newly released study suggests that the huge increase in Chinese research output is starting to be matched by a similar rise in the quality of its basic science.
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Recession hits US private fundraising, but others do better
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
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US dominates Shanghai Jiao Tong world rankings
US universities continue to dominate the upper echelons of world rankings, taking 17 of the top 20 spots in the Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking.
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Film review: Berliner Philharmoniker - A Musical Journey in 3D
Philip Dodd finds physical and critical distance obliterated in a 3D film where the brand is king
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December 1941
It was the year that marked the turning point of the Second World War and shaped the post-war world. 1941 began with Germany victorious in Western Europe and challenged only by a Britain that was...