Eastern mystique
These enthralling pictures were among those showcasing the photographic talents of students in East Asian studies at the University of Leeds. More than 250 entries to the "Eye on Asia" photographic...
These enthralling pictures were among those showcasing the photographic talents of students in East Asian studies at the University of Leeds. More than 250 entries to the "Eye on Asia" photographic...
LondonBetween Heaven and Earth: Contemporary Art from the Centre of AsiaFor many in the West, if they think about the area at all, Afghanistan, Mongolia and the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan...
David Matthews reports on ambitious plans to modernise the country's post-Soviet academy
Just as the media, in the shape of US news channel CNN, surprised the world with coverage of the First Iraq War, now it is social media's turn to astonish us.This seems to have happened first when...
In the Limelight and Under the Microscope: Forms and Functions of Female CelebrityEditors: Su Holmes and Diane NegraEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 352Price: £65.00 and £19.99ISBN...
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
You think your commute is bad? In a tough job market, professional opportunities are taking scholars far from their nearest and dearest. Matthew Reisz asks if today's ideal academic is unencumbered...
University of PortsmouthAndy ThorpeAn economist whose previous research has focused on such indelicate topics as methane emissions from animals has been appointed associate dean for research at the...
'Internationalisation' is the trend du jour for universities, but they would do well to consider its earlier manifestation during the British Empire's long 19th century. As Tamson Pietsch explains,...
Scholars identify weaknesses in a proposed sector-wide 'reference tariff'. Jack Grove reports
One of the UK's five National Research Libraries is to undergo a multimillion-pound refurbishment project. The library at the School of Oriental and African Studies holds unique collections on Africa...
It was the year that marked the turning point of the Second World War and shaped the post-war world. 1941 began with Germany victorious in Western Europe and challenged only by a Britain that was...
Underinvestment blamed on funds siphoned off for loss-making courses, writes David Matthews
The expert opinion of more than 17,500 academics from 137 countries will be used to inform the 2011-12 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it was confirmed this week.Thomson Reuters,...
Barbara Graziosi on a grand historical narrative that fails to recognise the widespread roots of Europe