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? = Review forthcomingEDUCATION- Higher Education in Asia/Pacific: Quality and the Public GoodEdited by Terance W. Bigalke, director of education, East-West Centre in Honolulu, and Deane E. Neubauer...
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Campus round-up
Newcastle UniversityBabies of obese at more riskWomen who are obese during early pregnancy are at increased risk of their baby dying, according to researchers. Scientists at Newcastle University...
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Campus round-up
Newcastle/NorthumbriaStudent forum aims to aid cityTwo universities and a college have joined forces to create a new city-wide student forum. The initiative brings together Newcastle University,...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBusiness and managementl Business Practices in Southeast Asia: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Theravada Buddhist CountriesBy Scott A. Hipsher, professor of business, Anaheim...
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The UK plc roadshow
Shadowing the speed-dating expats who recruit for British universities, Caroline Knowles finds that their hypermobile lives parallel those of the students they pursue
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This is no time to cut the strings of Britain's economic parachute
University research generates ideas and keeps the country competitive - so we must protect its funding, argues Paul Wellings
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News in brief
IndiaBid to revive ancient universityA leading economist is involved with plans to revive what some describe as the world's oldest university. Amartya Sen - Lamont university professor and professor...
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Maastricht treatise: bleak future for Europe's academy without GDP boost
European societies have been urged to commit 2 per cent of their gross domestic products to higher education as part of the "urgent action" needed to prevent them losing out to the US and Asia.A...
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New breed revs up with globalisation...
... but teaching institutions and those in poor nations could be left behind. John Morgan reports
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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THE Book of the Week: The Last Tortoise: A Tale of Extinction in our Lifetime
Eleanor Sterling discusses a species' rapid decline at our hands ... and what we can do about it
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The World Makers: Scientists of the Restoration and the Search for the Origins of the Earth
How was Noah's Ark built? And while we're on the subject, exactly how much food and space did its animals require? And another thing: how much salt did the Earth contain at its origin?Pressing...
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Golden opportunities
The creative industries must be given as much support as STEM subjects to keep the UK at the forefront of the world economy, argues David Docherty
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Campus round-up
University of LeicesterDon't believe everything you readPolicymakers should beware of relying too heavily on academic literature reviews, a statistician has warned. A report by Alex Sutton, professor...
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Pakistan: Democracy, Terror and the Building of a Nation
Farzana Shaikh finds a thoughtful account of a country's history marred by its portrayal as a victim