EdX signs up 15 new members
The US massive open online course platform edX has signed up 15 more universities, more than doubling its number of higher education partners.
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China on the fast track
Beijing wants to supercharge its nation’s universities as it has its railroads, but might its ambitions falter for want of academic freedom and cultural change?
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Off Piste - Unfamiliar territory
To many in the West, Central Asia is a bewildering array of indistinguishable nations. But if you take the time to get to know them, argues David Mould, the ‘stans’ are fascinating individuals
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No sleep for Singapore’s universities
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
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Sector aims to score with Premier League profiles
British universities may benefit from local clubs’ international exposure
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Greenwich joins University Alliance
The University Alliance mission group has gained another new member from Million+ while also announcing it is signing a partnership with its Australian counterpart.
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The Endtimes of Human Rights, by Stephen Hopgood
Conor Gearty on an impassioned attack on ‘imperialism disguised as moralism’
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Mena governance under scrutiny
World Bank study helps North African and Middle Eastern institutions to gauge how well they are run as they work to improve. David Matthews writes
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Awards and promotions
University of WestminsterRoland DannreutherRoland Dannreuther, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Westminster, said he felt an equal mixture of “excitement and...
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Appointments - 12 September 2013
University of WestminsterRoland DannreutherRoland Dannreuther, dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Westminster, said he felt an equal mixture of “excitement and...
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Middle Eastern academies gauge governance for first time
World Bank study weighs strengths and flaws of universities in wake of Arab Spring
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Campus round-up - 3 October 2013
Source: AlamyRing of bright waterPhotographic proof has been found that otters have returned to a tributary of the River Thames in the South East of England. A?PhD student at the University of Surrey...
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Novel argument
Robert Eaglestone on a bravura exploration of the most demanding subject in literary criticism
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Chinese assets and liabilities for Hong Kong ‘hub’ plans
Global push complicated by mainland links
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Cable: ‘In a rational world we’d be increasing funding’
Business secretary will argue against sector cuts and for extra investment