Universities could be in private hands 'in six months'
Mooted change in legal status may allow investors to obtain degree-awarding powers. John Morgan writes
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Asia rankings: Rising Sun may be setting
Japan is the dominant force in the THE Asia University Rankings 2013, but the lead afforded over its East Asian neighbours by a 25-year head start is being rapidly eroded. Emerging triumphant in the...
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Tectonic shifts point to Asia taking on the mantle
Source: Reuters The World University Rankings 2014-2015 continue the trends of US decline and Asian ascent, writes Phil Baty. Leading Asian universities continue their steady progress in this year’s...
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Appointments
University College LondonMichael WortonAn English academic has been honoured with an award usually reserved for French nationals. Michael Worton, vice-provost (international) and Fielden professor of...
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Asia rankings: Wei Yang's progress report
Wei Yang reviews China's ascent to the upper echelons of research and considers the steps left to reach the top.Educators across the world have acknowledged the rapid growth in China's research...
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The Global Forest: 40 Ways Trees Can Save Us
A tribute to trees and the diverse nature of their impact on our lives is no revelation to Jules Pretty
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The high watermark of the Anglo-American academy
US and UK reign over the ‘global research university’ will be overthrown by the East’s rise and mainland Europe’s resurgence, expert predicts. John Morgan reports
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Glory in Excelsior!
Superhero comics gave Stephen Mumford the reading bug at an early age and a passion for the form he retains to this day. Even in the blockbuster era, he says, panels can't be beat...
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Appointments
University of LeicesterHelen YaffeA historian who stood in anti-apartheid picket lines in London in the 1980s is now researching the movement as part of her new role at the University of Leicester....
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Support for reputation measure; respondent profiles boost confidence
The use of reputation surveys in university rankings is controversial. Many do not like the combination of subjective information with objective data and there are concerns that reputation surveys...
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Diary
Southampton Bully BoyMajor Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled "Bully Boy" unit of the British Army. Yet when young squaddie Eddie...
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International Law in World Politics: An Introduction
Author: Shirley V. ScottEdition: Second revisedPublisher: Lynne RiennerPages: 325Price: £17.95ISBN 9781588267450The study of international law in the contemporary period is no longer confined to a...
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From where I sit - 'Pure' and 'impure' thought
"Welcome to the Land of the Pure," a feminist professor proclaimed with a twinkle during my recent research trip to Pakistan. Yet in the aftermath of the assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor...
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Recruit more home staff to foreign hubs, report urges
Quality warning for overseas campuses that fail to export 'institutional culture', writes John Morgan
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Appointments
University of TorontoBarbara DickA former student of the University of Toronto has been appointed as its assistant vice-president (alumni relations). Barbara Dick graduated from University College at...