Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order, by J. C. Sharman
Sarah Kinkel enjoys a refutation of the theory that Europe’s dominance was a result of military might
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Suspicion around medical research funding abounds, as hype trumps disclosure
Lack of detail, not due process, is at the heart of concerns about medical research handouts in Australia, writes John RossÂ
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Sri Lankan universities must listen to the student voice
Academic autonomy is too often used as an excuse to ignore suggestions from students that could improve their education, says Janadari WijesingheÂ
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Frank Reynolds, 1930-2019
Tributes paid to Chicago authority on Buddhism
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University-industry IP rivalry ‘thwarting AI innovation’
Business and academia accuse each other of ‘more aggressive’ assertion of intellectual property rights
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Video: the role of research universities in creating new impact
A global panel of research universities and industry leaders discuss how to foster a sustainable culture of innovationÂ
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‘National interest’ funding tests ‘bad for science’
Conference hears that nationalist politics could hamper efforts to tackle pandemics
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World insight: Banging the drum for liberal arts in East Asia
Countries like Singapore are turning to broad-based education just as the US turns away from it, says Trisha Craig
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Barring Chinese from research projects ‘should not be taboo’
European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds
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10 ways universities can change the story
Tips from É«ºÐÖ±²¥â€™s editor on how universities can shift the negative perceptions of higher education to reassert their value to society
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Is the Haldane Principle obsolete?
Last year’s scandal over the ministerial vetoing of Australian research grants coincided with the centenary of the fabled principle that politicians should keep out of such decisions. But with...
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Americans abroad: challenging ‘Soviet’ corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia
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International higher education’s borders are impassable to the poor
The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion, says Rudrani Dasgupta
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Does university assessment still pass muster?
Most universities still rely on exams and assessed essays to grade their students. But as the fourth industrial revolution, employability and student satisfaction all rise up the agenda, many experts...
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Australia lobbied to rejoin ‘Asian Erasmus’ scheme
Country’s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment