US dominates Shanghai Jiao Tong world rankings
US universities continue to dominate the upper echelons of world rankings, taking 17 of the top 20 spots in the Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking.
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Some students ‘will be better off’ when fee cap trebles
Deferring university entry until 2012, the first year of the new fees regime, may save some graduates money, finance experts have claimed.
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University progression up among ‘free school meal’ pupils
More students from poor families are going to university, according to new data.
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Student debt ‘to double’ under new fee regime
Student debt is set to double when higher fees are introduced, according to a new survey.
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The Words of Others: From Quotations to Culture
Douglas Cowie has his eyes opened to the briefest of literary forms: the borrowed bon mot
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The Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry)
There is danger in giving free rein to the world's most popular search engine, discovers Harold Thimbleby
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The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights
Slavery and the slave trade in the Americas flourished for 400 years from the 1480s until the 1880s. During that long period, the slave trade was the most important coerced migration of people...
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Paraphernalia: The Curious Lives of Magical Things
As I sit at my computer about to start writing this review, I find myself gently tapping the keys on my keypad, gradually losing myself in the sounds and rhythms afforded by different pressures of my...
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Geoffrey K. Pullum savours a guide to the potential of language but feels more modesty is required
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Anatomy of the Red Brigades: The Religious Mind-set of Modern Terrorists
In his first paragraph, Alessandro Orsini makes an attempt on the world record for definitions unmade and issues avoided. "It is a frightening thought", he pronounces, "that envy, resentment and hate...
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Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence
Perhaps it was my XY-chromosomes, but at school I chose Latin over biology. To my naive mind, mathematics, physics, chemistry and foreign (even dead) languages appeared systematic, with simple axioms...
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Report calls for diversity audits across all subjects
Science and maths courses should touch on topics such as gender, says the NUS. Jack Grove reports
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That way scholarship lies: the Globe shuns Disneyfication
The iconic theatre sees links with academe as a vital part of its role. Jack Grove reports
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News in brief
AustraliaVisa applications sink Down UnderThe number of visa applications from international students wishing to study in Australia has fallen dramatically, according to the latest figures. The...
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Burmese students get long-term benefits on a 'bamboo campus'
UK scholar brings higher education to Thai camps for Burmese refugees. Sarah Cunnane reports