Volga river city weathers slide of the rouble
There is an independent air about Saratov, capital of one of Russia's leading reformist regions. The Volga river city, 500 miles south-east of Moscow, is proud of its 400-year history as a trading...
There is an independent air about Saratov, capital of one of Russia's leading reformist regions. The Volga river city, 500 miles south-east of Moscow, is proud of its 400-year history as a trading...
AS A young student, I enjoyed courses that introduced me to ancient civilisations, but I never expected these civilisations to return to centre stage in my lifetime. We all paid our respects to...
The Dragon in the Land of Snows
'Some of the other students looked down on me for having a BTEC rather than A A levels' Calling up the admissions tutor and demanding a place on his course might seem an unusual way of getting into...
Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia - A Nation in Turmoil
Contemporary Higher Education - Volume Five - Contemporary Higher Education - Volume Four - Contemporary Higher Education - Volume Six - Contemporary Higher Education - Volume Two - Contemporary...
The Foundations of Buddhism
REPORTS FROM THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE Is genetic modification of crops the hope for the future or a sure-fire route to bankruptcy? The issue was debated at this week's...
Napoleon and Persia
TO BRITISH-born Marc Sharpe there was a dynamism and a drive about United States businesses that he had never experienced in this country. It spurred him to save to study for an MBA at Harvard...
DOZENS of posts are to be axed, threatening course closures, at the University of East London as it struggles to balance its budget in the face of under-recruitment. Staff heard on Tuesday this week...
War and the Illiberal Conscience
Academia is putting the post-communist states on its map. Michael Waller reports RENEWED tension in Kosovo and the banning of the Welfare Party in Turkey cannot but push the Islamic question higher...
A Dictionary of Archaeology
Banker to the Poor