A research project aims to help academics understand the differences in educational cultures that can throw up barriers when teaching international students.Teaching International Students includes a...
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"Another major breakthrough going forward." That was the enthusiastic reaction of Jamie Targett, our Director of Corporate Affairs, to the declaration from David Sweeney, director of research,...
Education is one of the capital's great success stories, says Malcolm Gillies
The British Library's new researcher-in-residence will use both her media and academic expertise, writes Hannah Fearn
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewersHester Vaizey is postdoctoral researcher with a Hanseatic scholarship courtesy of the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung in Hamburg. She is reading Hans...
Gallifrey's most famous son offers enjoyment to millions, his intelligent and compassionate approach to crises is a welcome relief in a violent, cynical world. David Sheff takes a trip on board the...
Rankings aren't perfect, but they give users, especially students, a broad view of the global sector that's impossible to get otherwise
Australian universities are worried that bad publicity is putting off international students. Such students are lucrative business and one of the reasons they flocked to Australia in the past was...
A leading philosopher and public servant who achieved wider public recognition as a quiz-show host has died.Anthony Quinton, Lord Quinton of Holywell, was born in London on 25 March 1925 and educated...
I applaud Andy Masheter's sentiments and endorse his warning ("Reckless exploitation of the overseas market will only end in tears", 24 June). I managed the first British Council recruitment missions...
The government's decision to cut the Chevening scholarships' budget is doubly disappointing, coming as it does in the wake of the previous administration's move to retrench the number of Commonwealth...
The headline "'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project" and its associated news story suggest that your staff had not read the paper at the heart of the story (News, 24 June)....
While the sentiment behind requiring vice-chancellors to bring in philanthropic income equal to three times their salaries every year is laudable, that is the only thing that is ("Heads must show...