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Bertil Andersson: So young to have travelled so far
4 October 2012 Mixing substantial investments in research with top academics and strategic international collaborations is a healthy recipe that has helped a Singaporean institution grow quickly,...
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Over the hill at 50?
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Science for the good life
Medicine. As we approach the next millennium, it is good to review the challenges it will bring for research, even though all good scientists know perfectly well that no discontinuities are to be...
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So what do you do, Mr Major?
As John Major resumes normal life at No 10, Peter Hennessy helpfully shows how the function of premiership has changed since the 1940s. This is a very odd moment to be discussing the power of the...
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Globally renowned universities are ranked by reputation
 The World Reputation Rankings measure an increasingly vital element in the social-network age, say Phil BatyReputation is subjective, messy and nebulous, but it matters deeply in today's...
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Power flowers: 1960s Universities
31 May 2012 The 1960s universities rose to prominence on the back of savvy leadership and a firm commitment to research, argues Paul Wellings In his Memoir of a Thinking Radish: An Autobiography (...
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Tapping new seams
Source: Alamy As the state disinvests, Queensland is securing the future of its student experience and research by diversifying its income streams, writes Peter Høj. 2014 has become a watershed year...
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Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2014: Sir Patrick Stewart to speak at launch
Sir Patrick Stewart, OBE, is to speak at the launch of the 2014 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 rankings in Miami. Sir Patrick, an actor famous for roles such as Charles Xavier in the X-Men...
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A refined instrument
Source: Peter Searle We identify the world’s finest and our transparent, rigorous tables can claim similar status, argues Phil Baty This is the 10th year that Times Higher Education has published its...
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Bigger can be better
Regulation and world rankings provide a way to meet the challenges presented by India’s higher education expansion, argues Ashok Thakur. With more than 27 million students enrolled, India now has the...
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Sibry Tapsoba: Africa's scramble for regeneration
Sibry Tapsoba explains how the continent's academy is striving to repair its damaged reputation and deliver economic dividends for the region Higher education in Africa is changing rapidly. Its...
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The billion byte brain
Since the Renaissance, scientific progress has been built on two planks: theory and experiment. Although these continue to be crucial to progress, what happens when the equations are not amenable to...
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A marriage of minds
Academic marriages are commonplace but universities can have problems accommodating both spouses. John Davies looks at how scholarly couples cope. What could be more natural than for academics to...
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Free radical thinking
Umran Inan on the secret to global success: recruit the best scholars and get out of the way. Society is experiencing an explosion in the production of knowledge, and university education is in the...