Top Asia-Pacific institutions in material science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1999-30 April 2009
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China: what are the lessons of expansion?
New report indicates that more doesn’t always mean more equal
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Languages crisis in the US highlighted in new report
American Academy of Arts and Sciences warns that problem exists from school right through to university
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World University Rankings 2016-2017: Why it’s hard to make global comparisons in higher education
An increasing drive to compare university offerings worldwide is hampered by the particular nature of teaching and learning, writes Paul Ashwin, professor of higher education, Lancaster University
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New and noteworthy – 11 August 2016
Hey presto! This week’s books to astonish and enlighten survey modern magic in Asia, physics with a feminist focus, the work of Elizabeth Bishop and the museum as creative spark
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Going Global: rankings as a force for good in the developing world
After the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Africa Universities Summit, and as higher education leaders gather at Going Global in Cape Town, Phil Baty reflects on the role of rankings in nation-building
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: how to succeed as a university in just 25 years
President Tony Chan puts rise to world stage down to money, research-active staff and the lure of Hong Kong
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Interview with Stephen Buckman
We talk blue-sky thinking, academic mobility and not ‘sweating the small stuff’ with the new Australian Research Council funding director
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The rise of European university networks
University leaders from across the Continent explain why collaboration is more important than ever as a new mission group forms in Amsterdam
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Study shines light on success of Germany’s Excellence Initiative
‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Teaching Survey 2017: results and analysis
Academics enjoy teaching. What they don’t like is the lack of preparation time, bureaucratic burdens, unprepared students – and the TEF. Jack Grove reports
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Anti-immigration politics spells trouble for universities
Switzerland shows risks to universities from rise of right-wing populist parties and politicians, says John Morgan
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University of Macau offers unlikely home for Oxbridge tradition
Ultra-modern university in gambling hotspot looks to ancient college system for inspiration
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World University Rankings 2016-2017 by subject: results announced
Eight subject rankings reveal elite group of 14 US and European universities thriving across disciplines