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Like many others, we have just received copies of the Economic and Social Research Council's strategic plan for 2009-14. The vision highlights the three "I"s: impact, innovation and...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingEDUCATION- Higher Education in Asia/Pacific: Quality and the Public GoodEdited by Terance W. Bigalke, director of education, East-West Centre in Honolulu, and Deane E. Neubauer...
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Social sciences round-up
Knowledge-in-Practice in the Caring Professions: Multidisciplinary PerspectivesEditors: Heather D'Cruz, Struan Jacobs and Adrian SchooEdition: FirstPublisher: AshgatePages: 266Price: ?60.00 and ?19....
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Appointments
Royal Holloway, University of London - Paul LayzellThe next vice-chancellor of Royal Holloway, University of London is clear about the uncertainties he will face as he leads the institution over the...
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Polar funding policies are closing the gap between East and West
The downturn has prompted drastic university funding cuts in some nations, but increased investment in others, notes Simon Marginson
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- James Barry, 1741-1806: History PainterEdited by Tom Dunne, emeritus professor of history, University College Cork, and William Pressly, professor of art history...
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Hull drops plans to build a Malaysian faculty
Plans to develop a "boutique campus" in Malaysia as part of a major new development in the south of the country have been shelved by the University of Hull.The institution has dropped plans to build...
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Measured, and found wanting more
International comparisons of universities still have their detractors, but the appetite for them continues to grow. Phil Baty traces their roots and looks at how they are increasing in number and...
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Leader: China is set to demand respect
Asia's giant has universities and research to equal many of the world's best, and its strength and confidence will only grow
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When Men Dance: Choreographing Masculinities across Borders
Juxtaposing scholarly essays with personal histories, When Men Dance probes the impediments (and, occasionally, the advantages) faced by male artists in a discipline plagued by "choreophobia,...
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The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System 1830-1970
All this magnificent study of Pax Britannica lacks is the scent of sweat and blood, writes Joanna Lewis
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Sydney joins global club
Sydney University has joined the Worldwide Universities Network, a group of 16 research institutions in Europe, North America and Asia. The network has established 500 research mobility awards for...
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The rise of retractions in science ¨C more misconduct or stiffer scrutiny?
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Web of Science database, January 1990-July 2009
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Politics round-up
Religion and Politics: Islam and Muslim CivilizationAuthors: Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi RedissiEdition: SecondPublisher: AshgatePages: 354Price: ?35.00ISBN 9780754674184Seeking to offer a fresh...
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Geography and Environmental Science round-up
Global Environmental PoliticsAuthors: Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie and Janet Welsh BrownEdition: FifthPublisher: Perseus/WestviewPages: 504Price: ?25.99ISBN 9780813344423For nearly two decades,...