Scholars from around the world gathered for a conference on Asian and African Christianity at Liverpool Hope University. Twenty academics took part in the event last weekend, among them professor of...
Author: Paul De GrauweEdition: EighthPublisher: Oxford University PressPages: 304Price: ?35.99ISBN 9780199563234The euro, the principal focus of this book, is one of the greatest economic experiments...
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In a competitive global market, the UK academy must be price-sensitive when it comes to overseas fees or pay the price
Farzana Shaikh finds a thoughtful account of a country's history marred by its portrayal as a victim
Canada is using its relative economic strength to attract world-class students, scientists and researchers, says Amit Chakma
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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Author: Evan MawdsleyEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 498Price: ?50.00 and ?16.99ISBN 9780521845922 and 1608435Was the Second World War really a world war - and when and...
Mobile phone company Nokia has set up a joint research centre with a Chinese university. Tsinghua University and Nokia will research the internet, wireless and interactive communications for Asia,...
Attracting top international students is part of Israel’s renewed commitment to cooperation and excellence, explains Joseph Klafter
Two London universities are helping to develop journalism skills in Asia. City University London's journalism department has won a British Council contract to assess journalism education and training...
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Recruitment abroad slows amid visa changes and anti-immigration rhetoric. Simon Baker reports
Eleanor Sterling discusses a species' rapid decline at our hands ... and what we can do about it