Developing a Worldwide League Table

posted: 7th February 2010.

The European Union is planning to publish a worldwide ranking of universities that it is hoping  to rival the major international global league tables. The aim of the publication will be to boost th...

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New Methods to Clean Up

posted: 7th February 2010.

A team of UK researchers at Leicester will receive a generous funding from the EU to “develop a range of ionic liquid solvents to provide safe, non-toxic alternatives top harmful solutions used in i...

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Teachers must be a class apart

posted: 18th January 2010.

Inspired by the efforts in Finland, South Korea and Singapore to make teaching a “high prestige position”, the Conservative party of the UK plans to make teaching a “brazenly elitist profession”.  U...

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Cleaning up higher education in Indonesia

posted: 17th January 2010.

Indonesia’s National Board for Higher Education  Accreditation  is determined to clean up their higher education sector. A  2012 target of getting rid of unaccredited undergraduate courses has been ...

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Cameroon puts brain drain in reverse

posted: 5th January 2010.

The Central African country of Cameroon is putting its scientific  brain drain in reverse by increasing the salaries of university academics. Salaries have increased for all levels of academics. FU...

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Losing top scientists to brain drain

posted: 15th December 2009.

Quoting research made by economists, The Telegraph’s Jon Swaine writes that Britain has ‘lost its ability to attract the best scientists and its universities must pay academics more to reverse the b...

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