Mistaken identity
The detail from Michelangelo's School of Athens above the caption "Aristotle: posited the existence of a sixth sense" (Books, November 2) shows not Aristotle, but Plato pointing upwards to his realm...
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Speak out on bullying
I have been a target of workplace bullying in the university where I work. I have been so ill with stress that I have taken time off work. When I returned I was ignored by colleagues, my grievance...
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Ideas belong to people
Joseph Mintz says "religion has powerful and important things to say about how we should be in the world" ("Faith is no barrier to intelligent discourse", November 2). I suggest that religion has...
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Uncharted territory
Maps are not simply sources of information, says Matthew Edney. They are records of and mirrors for the political, social and emotional trajectories of the times in which they were produced. The...
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What a tangled web we weave
Websites are the public face of universities - why are so many unfriendly and unhelpful? asks Anthony Haynes. Do you sometimes wonder why someone else was offered a lucrative consultancy, featured in...
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Ideas without borders as excellence goes global
The very top institutions may all be in the English-speaking world, but the top 200 are spread across 28 nations.
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Rewards for the well-resourced
The deep pockets of many US institutions, and a select few in the UK, attest to the high cost of attaining success in the sciences.
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The innovators and educators
Technology powerhouses and social science leaders boast a global reach, reflecting governments’ awareness of these fields’ economic impact.
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Works of art in the making
Despite their essential role in leading political and cultural debate, arts and humanities are often relegated to the back seat by the sciences.
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Analysis: Fine tuning reveals distinctions
Peer review is key to identifying top quality but a fairer overall picture emerges due to changes in analysis.
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Methodology: What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector’s development.
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A zest for juicy anecdotes
Citrus
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Dressed up to sing and rebel
Chartism
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a bestselling tale of a dysfunctional family: "The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming...
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What the vicar saw and heard
The Entring Book of Roger Morrice