The Third Lens: Metaphor and the Creation of Modern Cell Biology, by Andrew S. Reynolds
Describing the building blocks of life in terms of other structures plays a crucial scientific role, says Jon Turney

Describing the building blocks of life in terms of other structures plays a crucial scientific role, says Jon Turney

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Universities UK responds to growing public concern about number of undergraduates taking their own lives

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s graduate scholarships will help students from under-represented groups

List of finalists for the ‘Oscars’ of the higher education sector released

Students’ unions are rich sources of information and have the capacity to deliver outcomes on issues such as employment and retention, argues Jim DickinsonÂ

MIT and Yale follow close behind in 2019 Wall Street Journal/ߣߣÊÓÆµÂ league tableÂ

Tributes paid to first female president of US’ oldest historically black college

New book weighs merits of secure reporting software that alerts institutions if an alleged offender crops up more than once

Summit to coincide with ߣߣÊÓÆµ Awards

Universities Superannuation Scheme is in ‘rude health’, says Mervyn King

New league table will be first to measure global universities’ success in delivering on UN targets

Matthew Reisz learns about the social and intellectual trends that are influencing a new campus culture