The Asian renaissance
I note that James Boswell died 200 years ago and Robert Burns followed a year later. This leads me to reflect on something that I have always found interesting: the Scottish renaissance of the 18th...
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MM 2001: Looking for the next Balkans
Where in the world will major conflict flare up next? Tim Cornwell considers the likelihood of Pakistan and Colombia being the future flash points Guided cockroaches scuttling under doors to pinpoint...
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MM 2001: War without risk
Modern warfare can be a 'political entertainment' in which little is chanced, or a hell where civilians, not armies, are targeted. Mary Kaldor explains The 18th and 19th centuries were periods of...
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A third of unis still in the red
A significant number of universities are facing financial problems, it was confirmed this week, as funding council chiefs began to analyse last year's accounts. The Higher Education Funding Council...
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Fertile images from a remote border
Burma - Shwedagon
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IMF links African slump to brain drain
Latest evidence from the International Monetary Fund suggests that a brain drain continues to block sustained economic growth in most African countries. IMF researchers found that a sizeable...
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A bit of profit and gloss
International Business - Global Business Today. First edition - International Business - Business - International Business - Global Business. Third edition - business.today
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Maize riddle sparks Chinese puzzle
Julia Hinde reports from the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle A piece of clay pottery from a site in China may provide evidence of the earliest...
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How the war was fought
Peace Now!
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Apocalypse now and atrocity then
From Melos to My Lai - Kennedy's Wars
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Questions over IT stock launch
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is considering an investigation into possible insider trading by senior academics and council members at the University of Melbourne. The share...
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Uneasy? He's here to help
Graduate students in politics, economics, IT and the social sciences all turn to the same man. Martin Ince meets Manuel Castells Manuel Castells may go one better in his analysis of the information...
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Agony aunt
Q Some of my overseas students are looking decidedly dejected and out of place and, with Christmas coming up, I would welcome some tips on making them feel more at home in this country. A Sometimes...
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Asian crisis hits overseas intake
The full impact of the Southeast Asia crisis on student recruitment overseas emerged this week, with figures showing a 13 per cent drop overall in new higher education intakes from abroad this year....
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In the news
Roman Herzog may be Germany's president but this has not stopped him being rude about Germans, or at least about their education system. The former law professor has called for a thorough reform of...