Popular opinion: THE calls and the world answers
Targeted global scholars respond in droves to Academic Reputation Survey. Phil Baty reports
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News in brief
United StatesMcCain backs for-profitsFormer US presidential candidate John McCain has backed for-profit institutions in an increasingly bitter Washington battle. During a Senate hearing on for-...
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Japan's open-door policy hinges on an attitude shift
Entrenched ideas hinder drive to attract more foreign students and staff, writes Michael Fitzpatrick
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The fruits of Californication
The Golden State's mix of public planning, spin-off innovation and private excellence has made it one of the global academy's powerhouses. But funding cuts threaten the University of California's pre...
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Sector link-ups must mind the cultural gap
Research reveals positives and pitfalls for Sino-UK university joint ventures. John Morgan reports
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Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
A university's brand - crucial in helping to attract students, staff and funding - is built on esteem. Times Higher Education's first World Reputation Rankings reveal how academics view the strength...
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILFirst Grants? Award winner: R. Ward? Institution: University of Manchester? Value: ?195,226Hairdressing, image and body work in care services to older people?...
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East v West and other conference sessions
Is internationalisation a Western construct?Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, the vice-chancellor of University Sains Malaysia, argued that if internationalisation really was solely about the exchange of...
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Crimea: The Last Crusade
An insightful analysis evinces the relevance of a Victorian conflict to today's ills, writes A.W. Purdue
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The regional powers in world physics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1981-2007
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UK and India commit to world-class partnerships
Prime minister's delegation agrees joint research projects and greater cooperation. Paul Jump reports
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History round-up
A Concise Companion to HistoryEditor: Ulinka RublackEdition: FirstPublisher: Oxford University PressPages: 480Price: ?25.00ISBN 9780199291212As old certainties in the discipline prove less secure,...
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Branching out
Via study-away sites, local partnerships, portals and fully fledged overseas campuses, ambitious universities in the West are increasingly keen to take root elsewhere. John Morgan asks how the...
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News in brief
KenyaBonds: licence to expandKenya plans to sell 10 billion shillings (?79.5 million) of bonds to finance an expansion of its universities that would stop students from being turned away owing to...
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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