Informers and aliens in our midst
"We took no notice of these pedestrians. We didn't know if they felt sorry for us or if they were laughing at us. But doubtless we no longer existed for them, because they wished us not to exist, so...
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Sharp-edged fuzziness
As the world's pictures are digitised and powerful interests jockey for electronic rights, Charles Oppenheim explores the maze surrounding ownership of diverse works, Roy McKeown describes progress...
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Jesuit priest plugs his mission
John Joseph Puthenkalam has an intimidatingly impressive academic record. It begins with bachelor's degrees in economics, philosophy, theology and education in his native India and from Japan; goes...
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Iceman cometh through the window
Archaeology
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On the verandas of power
The Ilberts in India 1882-1886
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Growth strategies
The data show that power is moving eastwards, says Phil Baty, and the ̽»¨ÊÓƵ Asia University Rankings 2014 map this shifting R&D environment. By Western standards, the scale and...
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Australians see gold on road to Bangkok
Selling higher education to foreigners is now worth more than $1.5 billion (Pounds 750 million) a year to Australia and the federal government expects earnings to rise sharply following its latest...
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Turbines turn on British white heat of technology
Materials scientists in Cambridge and Wales are designing high-performance materials that could give British aeroengine makers the edge over competitors abroad. Project leader Colin Humphreys of...
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Who sent in the police?
Did the prime minister of Canada tell the Mounties to assault student protestors in order to spare Asian leaders embarrassment? W. Wesley Pue says that if he did, he should resign On October 5, a...
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Steps to meet the huge increase in foreign students
The THES report (June 23) on the economic benefits of international students based on the recently published Committe of Vice Chancellors and Principals report comes at a time when more attention is...
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Turkey's deepening divides
A SOCIOLOGIST acquaintance at Boghazi University tells me a contemporary Turkish joke: "Our country's application for entrance to the European Union continues to be denied, but now at least Istanbul...
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Plan for the worst, hope for the best
HIGHER and further education's wish for 1998 must be that the planning blight of 1997 will end. 1997 was a year of waiting - for the election, for reports, for white papers and for money. It was also...
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Sources for research funding in 1998
Sources for research funding in 1998 Each month this section will list funds available for academic researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk EUROPEAN UNION #221> www....
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The eye on the tiger
At midnight on June 30, 155 years of British rule in Hong Kong cease. The handover to China raises complex questions for the colony's institutions, economy and citizens, with Hong Kong's thriving...
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Voyages of self-discovery
Wasafiri