To most people outside Germany, that country's long-lasting division after 1945 has been seen as a series of dramatic crises, essentially concerned with the divided and encircled city of Berlin....
Japanese notions of mental health differ from ours but everyone suffers in recession, finds David Healy
Most of us with fond memories of what we read as children or young adolescents will feel some trepidation as the comic becomes the object of academic study, and be aghast at the prospect of Korky the...
Philippe van Parijs' book treats a subject that is largely neglected in the English-speaking world. Native speakers of English tend to accept the phenomenon of English as a global lingua franca (ELF...
In turning away as cattle are killed for our tables, we condemn animals to suffer, says Temple Grandin
Open access may sound death knell for costly, little-read monographs. Matthew Reisz reports
Scholars should go easy on the jokes as a bad crack can cause all sorts of problems. Jack Grove reports
Degree appealStill doctor no as court backs OIAA medical student who twice failed his final-year examinations has lost a legal battle over the decision not to award him a degree. Amandip Sandhar, a...
NUS president tells Jack Grove that taxpayers will baulk at paying shareholders for ill-judged reforms
Acquiescence to Browne policies contrasted with NHS leaders' solidarity. John Gill writes
Too many veterinary graduates forgo research to pursue a career in the clinic, finds Matthew Reisz
Simon Baker on the hoped-for impact of reforms spurred by an official review of student visa policies
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winners: Daniel Kroening, Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh and Sonia Waharte• Institutions: Universities of Oxford and Bedfordshire• Value: £650,000New...
Ryszard Piotrowicz argues that international law must once again become a core component of UK legal curricula
Peter Geoghegan discusses the Boston College-Belfast Project case and its ramifications for academic freedom and social inquiry