Sir Edgar Speyer (1862-1932) was born in New York of German Jewish descent, worked in Germany in the family banking business and came to England at the age of 24, where he settled into a successful...
Classical confrontations are personal, not just business, argues Barbara Graziosi
Shahidha Bari traces the development, and late flowering, of a paradoxically atavistic yet visionary Lebanese artist
Do as the vervets doResearchers have observed a rare example of “cultural transmission” among wild monkeys. Working with two groups of vervets in South Africa, scientists from the University of St...
Michelle Harvey on inspirational advice to young researchers to stay true to their first love
“A true Renaissance woman” - physician, poet and public health activist - has died.Antronette (“Toni”) Yancey was born in Kansas City, Kansas on 1 November 1957 and studied for a BA in biochemistry...
Bishop Grosseteste UniversityOlivia SaganA psychologist whose research focuses on the role played by arts activity in mental well-being is to lead a new degree course in the discipline at Bishop...
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In trying to please everyone, can François Hollande’s reforms really hope to solve French higher education’s thorniest problems? Jack Grove reports
Research reveals conservative fears of left-wing influence are unfounded. Matthew Reisz writes
These striking posters are part of the personal material donated by playwright Willy Russell to Liverpool John Moores University’s Special Collections and Archives.
The merits, or otherwise, of the research excellence framework have sparked many arguments. Is the REF a useful tool for distributing funds or a shackler of brilliance? Lecturer and author Amanda...
Leverhulme TrustResearch Leadership AwardsSciencesAward winner: Michelle MoramInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £893,476Material solutions for a developing worldResearch Project...
Martha Kanter, the US undersecretary of education, came by class at the University of Pennsylvania the other day and made three points about massive open online courses that are worth elaboratingShe...
President Barack Obama has vowed to protect scientific research from “political manoeuvres” in the wake of continuing attempts by Republican congressmen to restrict National Science Foundation...