One in 2,000 children develops leukaemia. Despite improved survival rates over the past 50 years, treatment is painful and stressful. Sadly, even with the latest improved therapies, it is not always...
Nicola Lacey's book is a version of her 2007 Clarendon Law Lectures; although "expanded", it is shorter, and with a narrower, tighter focus than the usual academic monograph. Her argument...
Church leader sets aside the writer’s theology in favour of his imaginings, says Robin Feuer Miller
According to the dust jacket, this book contains “brilliant essays†creating “patterns of possibility that allow the reader to see and design one’s personal connection between each essayâ€. Human...
1 Essentials of Marketing & Companion Website with GradeTracker Student Access Card by Frances Brassington and Stephen PettittPearson Education, £36.99ISBN 97814058582812 Access to History:...
Although John McCain led the charge against "earmarks" - the practice of allocating specific taxes for specific purposes - both candidates for the US presidency went on record against them. I propose...
Jamie Targett, our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, was quick to condemn "the salacious gossip" that followed the revelation in last week's Poppleton Evening News that our vice-chancellor had...
Natural selection is too hard for educators - not the kids, says Tim Birkhead
For three decades, Laurie Taylor has constantly reminded us of our better and freer intellectual selves, says Peter Scott
Detlef Mühlberger, professor of modern German history at Oxford Brookes University, has died of lung cancer at the age of 65.Born in Germany on 6 May 1943, he was immediately caught up in the global...
The comedian Ruby Wax has revealed that she has learnt to cope with depression by practising "mindfulness" - a technique that combines cognitive behaviour therapy with meditation. Bangor and Oxford...
Whatever the intentions of the Government, academics and Times Higher Education in encouraging greater interaction between academics and policymakers ("Still no call from No 10?", 6 November), the...
I was interested to read of the proposals for new low-cost "Bachelor of Vocational Studies" degrees to be awarded through a proposed National Skills University ("FE colleges plan low-cost degrees at...
At times, we in higher education in the UK seek international comparisons (often from the US) and claim to learn from them. However, we often appear to be splendid isolationists (perhaps when...
The new immigration rules for overseas students and staff threaten university autonomy and breach human rights legislation ("Overseas student dropout figures must be reported", 6 November).These...