Arms cash ignites fury
Cambridge University is facing mass student protests over a gift of at least Pounds 750,000 from arms manufacturer GKN. The move has been condemned by human rights campaigners, and Cambridge's...
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Support scheme nips talent in the bud
Some of Britain's most promising dance and drama students are unable to join the top schools of their choice because a national scheme designed to support them is underfunded, says a report published...
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In the swim
(Photograph) - In the swim: Matthew Crabb, a sports scholarship student at Coventry University, has been chosen as a member of the Great Britain Paralympic Squad for the Paralympic Games in Sydney....
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South Africa's former black campuses set to merge
Many of South Africa's historically black higher education institutions may be absorbed by neighbouring universities if changes recommended by a government-appointed task team are implemented. The...
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from someone with an instinct for the way we talk: " As you are reading these words, you are taking part in...
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Not pleasant, but very green
The Isles
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Taking the shine off fool's gold
The Secret Treasury
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Mums who like to wear tartan
The Mummies of Ürümchi
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The writing system that survived fire and confusion
Breaking the Maya Code
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Ennui? Here's life on a plate
Walter Sickert
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If you desire the sixth sense or sex, just have a sniff
Jacobson's Organ and the Remarkable Nature of Smell
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Private lives in the public eye
Voyeurism gone mad or a uniqueresearch opportunity? As TV series Big Brother begins its round-the-clock surveillance of ten British volunteers, Phil Baty talks to Oxford University's Peter Collet,...
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Losing a language to repair the past
English is usurping Afrikaans in South African universities. But, as Jennifer Wallace reports, some academics are resisting the demise of a language of oppression On top of the highest mountain in...
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'The students hang on every word, they're rapt'
Are visiting lecturers exploited part-timers or invaluable contacts with the world of work? Anne Sebba reports. Twice I have been a visiting lecturer. Never before or since have I faced such a well-...