Learn the ABCs of Egypt to give your soul wings
100 Hieroglyphs: Think Like an Egyptian - Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Practical Guide
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In colonial Lima, autos-da-fe fused race into a fascist body politic
Modern Inquisitions: Peru and the Colonial Origins of the Civilized World
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Do we share more than just land?
The Tribes of Britain:Who Are We? And Where Do We Come from?
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Complaint culture grows on campus
Universities have been swamped by more than 20,000 complaints and exam appeals in the past three years as students assert their consumer rights in increasing numbers, figures released to The Times...
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Tax can be toxic, says smoking research
Tax increases on cigarettes have long been a drag for the nicotine-addicted and now research suggests that price hikes cause smokers to inhale more deeply. The findings suggest that higher prices for...
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'For each set of students A levels are A once-in-a-lifetime thing'
Ellie Johnson Searle, director of the Joint Council for Qualifications, is braced for annual criticism of A levels As the media began its annual A-level feeding frenzy and speculation, only one...
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On the move ...
* Johanna Laybourn-Parry , professor of environmental biology at Nottingham University, has been appointed dean of natural sciences at Keele University. * Philip Nelson , professor and director of...
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Nice little Bunsen burner for hard-up
Cash-strapped undergraduates at Warwick University are to be offered paid work in academic departments as part of a financial aid package to help poor students cope with the higher tuition fees due...
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Schools to start pupils on degrees
Secondary schools have been given the green light to deliver degree modules to pupils in a move that will give university admissions staff a better idea of applicants' abilities. Legislative changes...
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No bias against independent sector applicants by elite institutions, survey finds
There is no truth to claims that leading universities discriminate against applicants from private schools, the Independent Schools Council has said. The largest ever analysis of applications to...
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Poor told to snub fees rush
Many students rushing into university before the introduction of top-up fees in 2006 would be better off if they waited a year, according to admissions officers. Admissions staff contacted by The...
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Next week
Finding the real you Simon Blackburn goes in search of authenticity with Walter Mitty and Peter Mandelson PLUS Inside admissions: The Times Higher surveys admissions staff as clearing 2005 gets under...
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Hate law threat to academic freedom
Postgraduates say that researchers should not be scared about speaking out The right of academics to use their research to speak out on controversial topics is being threatened by self-censorship in...
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Israeli academic thanks NPC for its 'principled position' over boycott
The attempt by the Association of University Teachers to boycott Israeli scholars and institutions has triggered a new debate on the value of academic freedom, according to a senior academic at one...
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Old dogs and new tricks do not mix
Universities are misleading students in advertising three-year PhD studentships, when less than a quarter of full-time postgraduates are likely to qualify in that time, it was claimed at the...