For many years, willpower was out of fashion. In psychology, both Freudians and behaviourists were sceptical of the idea that we have conscious control, and the dominant view was that teaching self-...
Simon Blackburn explores an ancient moral concept that some consider fundamental to human society
Darwin fails to explain fully why some evolved traits are so exquisitely alluring, finds Jon Turney
Magic at the Elizabethan court, Glyn Parry argues here, was pretty much like sex. Even if no one talked about it openly, everyone was thinking about it, wanted to do it and feared they might not be...
"How did psychoanalysis attain its prominent cultural position?" This book, first published in 2006 in French and now available in translation with some light additions and changes, attempts to...
'More must be done' to entice UK students to spend time on foreign soil. Matthew Reisz writes
Dementia researchDouble down on UK expertiseOverall funding for dementia research will more than double to £66 million by 2015 to try to make the UK a world leader in the field. The announcement was...
Private help is needed to upgrade the country's higher education sector, business college chief tells Rachel Williams
MA/MSc in environmental issues draws on both humanities and sciences, reports Matthew Reisz
Local college links pay a places bonus as v-c puts storms behind him. David Matthews reports
BUE seeks extra British backing in competitive environment. David Matthews reports from Cairo
The Medical Research Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan's main science funding body to pool resources on projects of "mutual strategic importance".
United StatesFine not dandyA federal judge has reduced a fine levied last year against a US university for campus safety violations. Washington State University was originally fined $82,500 (£52,000...
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme• Award winner: Steve C. Robson• Institution: Newcastle University• Value: £1,558,235EACH study: evaluation of array...
Indulging 'world-class' institutions distorts higher education policy and fails those it should help, Roger Brown contends