A look back at past masters
Encounters
Search
-
-
Where the monumental meets the minute
Egyptian Art in the Age of the pyramids - The Cairo Museum - Pharaohs of the Sun
-
No need to hold the front page
The Daily Globe
-
Willing servants emerge from shadow of Everest
Life and Death on Mt Everest
-
How the world escaped nemesis
The Kennedys and Cuba
-
Wed to nostalgia, seeking utopia
The End of Utopia
-
A public haven for private pursuits
Research methods used to gauge wartime morale have been applied to Britain's public libraries. Alistair Black reports On Monday, the public library celebrates its 150th birthday - the anniversary of...
-
May blooms in tricky places
Having weathered the public storm over BSE, GM foods and cloning, Sir Robert May (right) tells Steve Farrar that he is looking forward to a fresh challenge as the new president of the Royal Society....
-
'A holiday - what's that?'
Most academics, even those who are well aware of their vacation entitlement, find it hard to get away and switch off, as Jennifer Currie discovers Ask any academic how they spent their summer holiday...
-
Fleshpots, ennui and our thinly veiled fantasies
What erotic imaginings have harems induced in the West? Ruth Yeazell takes a peep. Orientalism is in vogue among academics, sparked by the work of Edward Said, among others. But long before this, the...
-
World watch
Russian culture minister Mikhail Shvydkov has expressed shock at the fatal shooting last weekend of Sergey Isayev, rector of Moscow's State Academy of Theatrical Art. He noted that it was the first...
-
World watch
The University of the Wi****ersrand has launched a fellowship fund to halt the country's brain drain. The Friedland Fellowship will encourage scientists to come to South Africa to do socially...
-
Public value work of scientists
Most members of the public think scientists and engineers make a valuable contribution to society, according to an Office of Science and Technology/Wellcome Trust survey into public attitudes to...
-
Readers' reactions
Last month in The THES: Baroness Blackstone announced a review of university careers services I have recently retired after 30 years as a university careers adviser and feel that the Dearing report...
-
Turnstile to tinier future
Two Cambridge physicists have created a counter that acts as a turnstile for single electrons. The delicate technology could be used in a host of electronics applications such as multi-level memory...