Thomas Nagel is best known for his influential 1974 paper “What is it like to be a bat?”, in which he argued that phenomenological facts about consciousness are not reducible to physical facts. In...
IE University in Segovia occupies the site of the first Dominican convent on Spanish soil, Santa Cruz la Real.
Academy’s use of financial instruments worries politicians. Martin Mevius reports
University of LuxembourgLudwig NeysesA University of Manchester academic has been appointed vice-president for research at the University of Luxembourg. Ludwig Neyses, currently chair in medicine and...
Universities hope California’s referendum on state funding may set a precedent. Jon Marcus writes
Austerity has brought tragedy to Greece and the UK. Martin McQuillan reflects on the narrative and ideology of ‘fiscal discipline’ and what it means for both nations and their academies
Ronald Barnett offers an imaginative approach to the idea of the university: ‘feasible utopias’ that open up possibilities for renewal beyond the dominant ideas of the market and the pessimistic...
A sideways look at the week’s big stories
The archives of an apartheid-era arts centre shed light on creative as well as political forces, writes Matthew Reisz from Cape Town
Well, we didn’t see that coming but Patrick McGhee did: the v-c consults the oracle and offers his forecast for the year ahead
New v-c of Wales’ research powerhouse is keen to sharpen focus on China, writes David Matthews
Joined-up thinking across theory and practice could revolutionise our public services, says Jonathan Shepherd
The big squeeze - Austerity plays out on the Greek stage – and closer to home, too
The US Constitution is flawed but many Americans don’t see it, says Alan Ryan
Podcast Powered By PodbeanEditor John Gill and reporters Elizabeth Gibney and Matthew Reisz join Chris Parr for this week’s THE podcast to discuss some of the highlights from the latest issue of...