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These images are taken from the Bowen Collection, now held by the University of Bath, which was assembled as part of the research for a book on the origins and history of judo in the UK.

These images are taken from the Bowen Collection, now held by the University of Bath, which was assembled as part of the research for a book on the origins and history of judo in the UK.
Liverpool Hope UniversityFrank Cottrell BoyceThe newly appointed professor of reading and communication at Liverpool Hope University joked that his first thought when he was offered the job was: "...

Alan Ryan on commencement season in the US: this time, it’s political

The government’s ruthless, distorted idea of ‘competition’ will impoverish the whole academy and everyone in it. Thomas Docherty muses on a prescient 40-year-old speech warning of the trap at the end...

Three decades after confronting our anxieties about reproduction in Alien, Sir Ridley Scott returns to the universe of his classic sci-fi horror film. Davina Quinlivan considers the franchise and...

To fully appreciate great works of art one must be tuned into history, discovers Mark Berry

New league table aims to identify the rising stars of the global academy. John Morgan reports
The man who kept Berkeley from sinking as California slashed its budget will step down this year. He tells Zoë Corbyn how disaster was averted even though huge challenges remain
Chris Hackley is wrong when he suggests that we need a more humane and compassionate style of doctoral examination ("The kindness of strangers", 24 May). In fact, what we need is more respect for...
While raising a number of valid concerns about the external assessment of PhDs in the UK, Chris Hackley seems to take consumer sovereignty beyond its limits (if it is indeed appropriate to education...
For those of us who have long been active in developing educational and research provision beyond these shores, it is heartening to learn that David Willetts, the universities and science minister,...
I welcome ߣߣÊÓÆµ's argument that we don't just need more British students to study abroad: we need to encourage a wider range of universities to support student mobility as part of...
The University of Southampton's Centre for Global Englishes is to be welcomed ("A word of advices: let speakers of Englishes do it their way, UK told", News, 17 May). Much as the tradition of British...
Regarding "Pianist wants comeback as review hits bum notes" (News, 10 May).I am currently organising a short season of recitals involving professional musicians to be funded by business sponsorship...
I very much enjoyed the eulogy of Van Morrison by neuropsychiatrist Ray Dolan ("And he stoned me", Features, 24 May). But maybe that is because I too am a long-time "Van the Man" fan.Yet, while...