Finn Fordham may be the kind of critic whose attentions writers dread. He is a meticulous enquirer into the often murky truth about how poems and novels come into being; the regrettably mundane...
Joseph Dauben is impressed with the scholarship in a study of 'shape-shifting' missionaries
It would be a fine thing to know the nature and the future of philosophy, and Sir Michael Dummett, one of the few British philosophers to regularly appear in encyclopaedias of the discipline of...
Sir Howard Newby appreciates a wake-up call for the US academy that will ring alarm bells here, too
Why are most people 'everyday denialists'? Steven Yearley gets a sobering lesson
ARTS AND DESIGN- What is Architectural History?By Andrew Leach, senior lecturer in architecture, Griffith University. Wiley, £50.00 and £14.99. ISBN 9780745644561 and 4578This book considers the...
A new project aims to ensure that everyone can get water on tap at all times, at the correct pressure and no matter what may happen along the way. Combining mathematics and risk analysis, the two-...
A windproof umbrella and a desktop plant that blooms in response to people's voices are among innovations being showcased at an annual event for design and engineering graduates. The Made in Brunel...
Hot males are in high demand among female damselflies, scientists have discovered. Researchers from the University of Sheffield used thermographic imaging and high-speed photography to study the...
Parents left infuriated by teenagers who leave lights on will soon have academic research to back up their case. Computer scientists at the University of Central Lancashire and the University of...
In the year 616, Aethelfrith, King of Northumbria, defeated a Welsh army at the Battle of Chester and slaughtered the monks, at nearby Bangor-Is-Coed, who had been praying for his defeat. This...
Threat to discipline stems from an obsession with productivity, argue scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
In the past students have tended to be identified by their unkempt hair, scruffy clothes and rucksacks full of dog-eared reference books.Now, plans are afoot to ensure that graduates of one Scottish...
United StatesNot seeing the big pictureMost students rule out colleges based on the upfront cost of tuition fees without considering how much financial aid they may receive, a survey in the US has...
Encouraging critical thinking is the key to success, Yale president advises. Nick Chan reports