Size matters for Egyptian gods
The Keys to Egypt
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Ambivalent beginnings
The Ideological Originsof the British Empire
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Drifting into murderous morality
The Third Reich
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from a satire of Hollywood life: " Around quitting time, Tod Hackett heard a great din on the road...
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Keys, codes and a cracking story
Enigma - The Emperor's Codes - Battle of Wits
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Web driver issues free ticket to ride
In the second of a series on intellectual property rights, Tim Berners-Lee tells Roisin Woolnough that the net must be a public space. When Tim Berners-Lee created the worldwide web, he compared its...
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A Firth who went forth to flourish in a foreign field
To celebrate anthropologist Sir Raymond Firth's 100th birthday, Peter Loizos looks at his career. Raymond Firth celebrated his 100th birthday on March 25. A pioneer in the establishment of British...
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Afghan intellect blossoms in exile
Despite a Taliban crackdown on secular education, Afghan intellectuals are fighting back, albeit by establishing a university in neighbouring Pakistan. Chris Bunting reports. Mohammad Akbar Kargar's...
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Latest international news
Russians accuse US student of spying A United States student, John Edward Tobin, who was detained in Voronezh two months ago for possession and sale of drugs, has been charged with espionage. Russian...
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Latest UK news
Lecturers call for closure of education department The Department for Education and Employment should be disbanded, according to the Association of University Teachers. This would allow a radical...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Scientists at North Carolina State University hope to develop better protective clothing by incorporating additives in the fibre rather than as a coating. French government scientists...
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Latest international news
Bookseller fined for advertising Mein Kampf A Prague court has fined a bookseller ten times his monthly salary for advertising Mein Kampf on the internet. Judge Jana Andelova found Vit Varak guilty...
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Latest UK news
£15m wage boost for lecturers Education secretary David Blunkett announced a £15 million salary boost for further education lecturers at the official launch of the Learning and Skills...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Nanotechnology could produce a new generation of weapons including miniature robots and button-sized detectors of biological and chemical threats, Sir Keith O'Nions, an Oxford...
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Latest international news
Boost for minority languages in Europe The United Kingdom today ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, which aims to promote their use in public life. Millions of...