World in brief – 27 April 2017
Higher education news from around the globe
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The steel city forging a university-industry-community alloy
John Morgan witnesses a pioneering collaboration between two Sheffield universities, drawing upon the city’s manufacturing heritage to become a hub of industrial innovation and a model of civic...
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Cultural exploration main factor for teenage study abroad interest
Culture bigger draw than academic advancement while most students have safety fears, survey finds
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Half of academics confused about open data
Survey reveals three quarters of academics have shared data despite widespread uncertainty
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Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010
Asia-Pacific nations in chemistry, 2000-2010Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2000-31 December 2010A-P rankWorld rankNations Papers Citations Citations...
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UK universities’ confusion on Brexit ‘toxic’, says Germany’s U15
Lack of clear strategy to keep UK in EU’s research framework is blocking new collaborative projects
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Desmond Ball, 1947-2016
One of Australia’s leading public intellectuals has died
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Russell Group reaches out to China’s elite
UK delegation meets up with C9 universities to consider new funding opportunities
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International applications to US universities stall
Thirty-nine per cent of institutions report decline in overseas applications
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New and noteworthy – 23 February 2017
Philosophical Gallic charm, modern slavery, top tips for managing research projects, when man meets machine and the loss of hope
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World insight: a challenging time for cosmopolitan education
Pericles Lewis, founding president of Yale-NUS college, on a turbulent time for the liberal arts
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POSTECH head: a university’s ultimate mission is to create value for society
Universities in the US, South Korea and elsewhere must contribute to the advancement of the knowledge-based industries of the 21st century, says Doh-Yeon Kim
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Central Asia
Ceremonies in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan this month marked the beginning of construction of the first two campuses of the University of Central Asia, which aims to foster economic and social...
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Young University Rankings 2017: Millennial universities
A series of mergers have helped French universities to dominate a new table of universities founded in the 21st century
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The week in higher education – 23 March 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media