The folly of the ivy

Article Abstract:

Four British universities are to be founder members of Universitas 21, a international superleague of Western research and teaching establishments. The British universities, Glasgow, Nottingham, Birmingham and Edinburgh, will join others universities including those in New Zealand, Canada, the US and Australia. The initiative was developed by Alan Gilbert, vice chancellor of the University of Melbourne, who aims to introduce international benchmarking throughout all his university's faculties. There is a move towards such groupings, due to the pressures of competing for international research money.

United Kingdom

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Distinct, not separatist

Article Abstract:

The orientation toward non-political nationalism of Scottish universities, which make them distinct but not anti-British, is presented.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Scotland, Colleges and universities, Standards, Evaluation, Education, Educational standards

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