Vice-chancellors have demanded more input into government policy after many reacted with dismay to a ministerial attack on universities planning to introduce tuition fees of about £9,000 a year.
Hispanists claim they are still under-represented despite concessions in Ref. Paul Jump writes
Dismayed funders question viability of institution's language-promotion mission. Hannah Fearn writes
Chinese researchWeb of Knowledge spreads EastThomson Reuters has launched a new version of its Web of Knowledge that will expand the facility's coverage of research carried out in China. The widely...
Those accused of March occupation are told they face community service. John Morgan reports
The British Academy can be proud of its steadfastly arm's-length allocation of public funds, Adam Roberts argues
Monica Grady's thoughts turn to the end times in light of a striking exhibition on close encounters of the worst kind
A fresh, vivid and humorous retelling of Shakespeare's Tempest captivates Peter J. Smith
ChichesterMervyn Peake: A Centenary CelebrationAlthough most famous for his best-selling Gormenghast series of Gothic novels, Mervyn Peake (1911-68) was a multi-talented artist in both words and...
The Twin Within: X-rays of SculpturesMedical History Museum, BerlinLike hospitals, museums often make use of X-rays for diagnostic purposes. They can reveal what a sculpture is made of, how it was...
The waiting is over. The suspense is at an end. The news is out. The University of Poppleton has opted for a £9,000 annual tuition fee.Speaking to a specially convened incredulous audience of...
Academics worry that framework's subpanels lack gender, race and geographic diversity. Paul Jump reports
A leading astronomer has caused consternation among scientists by accepting a prize that recognises "exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension". Sir Martin Rees, former head...
But the pursuit of money can be a zero-sum game, and one nation's loss may be another's gain - as the UK could learn to its cost
Why is there a new buzz to the Yale-India relationship?New Haven academia's links with India are longstanding, beginning in 1718 when the Collegiate School of Connecticut was renamed Yale College in...