First Life opens with a beautifully evocative anecdote. Taking a night-time swim off the coast of Baja California beneath a clear starry sky, David Deamer was struck by an overpowering sense of...
Looking at long bookshelves packed with books on dogs gives the impression that anybody can be an expert on man's best friend. But in an overcrowded field, one may feel fully confident when reading...
Conor Gearty praises an angry expose of how the US legal system deprives and excludes citizens
Alexander Marr's book is a recovery of a remarkable figure: Mutio Oddi of Urbino (1569-1639), architetto ducale, professore di matematica nelle Scuole Palatine, ingegnere della Serenissima Repubblica...
In the age of Google, Twitter, information overload and confusion, The Information is a timely blessing for anyone in a wheelspin about the meaning of what has befallen us. It is a work of Herculean...
The process of identifying illness involves more than mere detective work, finds Deborah Bowman
China is democratic - according to the Chinese Communist Party. Kerry Brown knows better. He does not portray China as democratic under the normal definition, but he does see China as practising...
We are frequently told that the key asset of a knowledge-based economy is people: smart, flexible, educated, proficient, globally aware. This surely describes the Irish of the 1990s, and their...
Exposure to shifts by accrediting institutions spurs quest for new powers, reports David Matthews
Access a shared aim in twin roles as rugby league chair and business academic. John Morgan writes
A former management consultant who claims extensive experience "at the heart of rapid change" has been appointed the British Library's head of higher education.
AustraliaRise in mental illness predictedThe prevalence of mental health problems among Australian students is likely to rise as more are recruited from disadvantaged backgrounds, researchers have...
THE WELLCOME TRUSTSir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships• Award winner: Irene G. Romero• Institution: European Bioinformatics Institute• Value: £250,000Comparative genomics of regulatory...
When it comes to Murdoch's involvement in our universities, the most fundamental question raised is not about individual donors: it's about the place of private wealth in the UK sector, says Deborah...
'Bipolar' system is likely to exacerbate rather than ease inequality, Hepi report finds. John Gill writes