Political review
David Cesarani misattributes to me several positions in his review of my The Question of Zion (Books, April 29). He suggests that I ignore early pogroms, citing my phrase "atrocity (in the 1890s and...
David Cesarani misattributes to me several positions in his review of my The Question of Zion (Books, April 29). He suggests that I ignore early pogroms, citing my phrase "atrocity (in the 1890s and...
Joyce Hill's summary of the importance of race impact assessments (Opinion, May 6) is timely. While some institutions strive to embed equality throughout the organisation, there are still too many...
I am on the hit list for redundancy at Brunel University, in common with the other co-president of the Association of University Teachers, the vice-president and a member of the local committee. It...
Is Wikipedia an open online forum that leads to accuracy or an anti-elitist free-for-all in which people 'vote for the truth'? Chris Bunting investigates In the four years since it was set up, the...
Leaping up the brickwork of a cylindrical tower hidden in the middle of Cambridge University's New Museums Site is a great carved crocodile, eyes a-goggle and teeth bared. But the rampant reptile is...
Natural selection has imprinted the capacity to commit murder on the human psyche according to a controversial new theory, Stephen Phillips writes They appeared to be the model couple, yet by the end...
Campuses are generally safe places but, as Steve Farrar reports, they've had their share of gruesome killings As Sir William Curzon strode into the foyer of London's Imperial Institute one summer...
When E. O. Wilson suggested in his 1975 book Sociobiology that every facet of human behaviour was influenced by our genetic inheritance, he launched a furious battle that still rumbles on. Colleagues...
The history of Glasgow's Necropolis has been buried for 150 years. Olga Wojtas meets the man who is unearthing it Ronnie Scott pauses on the muddy pathway leading up the Glasgow Necropolis hill and...

In 2005, Terry Pratchett imagined for THE what the wizards at his Unseen University might do in the face of targets, inspections and research assessment
It was a Thursday afternoon. The college council of the Unseen University, Discworld’s oldest and most venerable school of wizardry, liked their Thursday afternoon meetings.
Brussels, 11 May 2005 The first ever survey of research and development (R&D) personnel across all industrial sectors in Europe has revealed that most participants predict there will be...
Brussels, 11 May 2005 The economic, social and, to a certain degree, political future of Europe rests on the shoulders of Europe's scientific community, believes French Research Minister, Fran&...
Brussels, 11 May 2005 A campaign was launched in the UK on 10 May to encourage women who have taken a break from working to return to careers in science, engineering and technology (SET). Research...
Brussels, 11 May 2005 The European Commission has launched a call for proposals entitled 'Communication network development - e-infrastructure - Grid initiatives' under the Research Infrastructures...