In my final year as an undergraduate, I remember discussing with a friend my plan to pursue PhD research in the sociology of metal music. With a contemptuous look on his face, he said "you shouldn't...
This outstanding, thoroughly researched and vividly written book focuses on the last two centuries of Western involvement in the Middle East. The topic is not new, and the market for books on the...
? = review forthcomingART AND DESIGN- Art and Design at Brighton 1859-2009: From Arts and Manufactures to the Creative and Cultural IndustriesEdited by Philippa Lyon, research fellow in the Centre...
Every new year brings reports on the state of the humanities in higher education, so brace yourself anew. On 7 January, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released its "Humanities Indicators"....
Yesterday morning, our Vice-Chancellor braved the heavy rain and buffeting wind to lead a group of interested journalists across the campus to view the now-famous Poppleton "pocket of excellence"....
Hard work, creativity and luck are keys to accomplishment, says Tim Birkhead
The espresso is Italy's gift to the world and the ideal stimulant for the creative mind, says Graham Farmelo
Academics and students alike can gain by breaking with old thinking and moving beyond the traditional assessment methods
Ronald Hepburn, a pioneer in the field of philosophical aesthetics, has died.He was born in Aberdeen on 16 March 19 and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. After serving with the Royal Marines and...
Expert advice to help academics set up a spin-off company is offered in a new book by a professor and businessman. The guide, Spin-outs: Creating Businesses from University Intellectual Property, was...
While Michael Worton and the European Science Foundation (ESF) talk until they are "blue in the face" to convince us of the virtues of the European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), they are...
While English-language universities on the Continent represent additional competition for British universities and private educators of international students, these offshore programmes ignore one of...
Your recent article about student experience fails to acknowledge one of the largest student groups in UK higher education, namely part-time students ("Happy to be here", 15 January).With more than...
When it comes to Cardinal Newman, Gary Day gives us neither "knowledge" nor "information" ("Get wise to the product", 22 January).Newman didn't coin the expression "knowledge for its own sake" and...
Jocelyn Prudence's latest attack on the University and College Union simply must be responded to (Letters, 22 January). It has taken the Universities and Colleges Employers Association ten months to...