When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World
Gregory Kent says an important study on the growing power of modern China is incomplete
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Extreme makeover
The University of Hong Kong has rebuilt its curriculum from the ground up to embrace 'experiential learning' and internationalism so as to produce 'global citizens'. Hannah Fearn reports
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The failure of History
"People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make." G.K. Chesterton
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Interest intensifies in UK degrees delivered overseas
Some fear offshore growth will slash the numbers coming to the UK to study. Hannah Fearn reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe AHRC research grants schemes are intended to support well-defined research projects to enable individuals to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other...
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Russian hawk ascends to position of influence
Fears as right-wing critic of West takes top job at Moscow State centre. Melanie Newman reports
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Ashgate Research Companion to Corporate Social ResponsibilityEdited by David Crowther, professor of corporate social responsibility, De Montfort University, and Nicholas...
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What's mine is not yours...
... but that doesn't stop intellectual property theft. Adrian Johns tells Matthew Reisz that piracy is an age-old phenomenon - and that the concept of ownership itself faces a crisisAdrian Johns' new...
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Can't buy you love
Gary Day is disturbed by a dramatisation of the financial crisis and a portrayal of society's decline
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From where I sit - Swat heritage hanging by a thread
Monuments did not make the headlines when the Pakistan Government recognised the Taliban takeover of the Swat Valley in February. This was understandable, as the closure of girls' schools, the fate...
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From the bottom up: everyday experiences of excellence
Academics from top-ranked universities describe what makes their institution a world-beater
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Poor planning puts future international growth at risk
Pockets of over-provision in some subjects leads to concerns about market saturation, writes John Gill
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Book of the week: Out of Athens: The New Ancient Greeks
Tom Palaima is persuaded to think in new ways about classical culture
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Find me a fundraiser
The assertion that there are too many Americans in UK university development offices misses the point ("Americans are 'taking over'?", 11 September).Professionals from the other side of the Atlantic...
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Rise in joint degrees that leap international borders but still hurdles to face
Joint degree programmes offered by universities across international borders have enjoyed an "explosion" in popularity - but they face "vexing questions about accreditation, recognition and...