Religion was supposed to fade away in a secularising, globalising modernity, and in the post-9/11 period, proponents of secularism are often angry and bewildered at the persistence of religion. For...
Lord Baker of Dorking appreciates the scholarship applied to an appraisal of a great English artist
This contribution to a topic that is rarely out of the news for long is by four distinguished scholars, each an expert in his field, and one of them, Robert Fogel, is a winner of the Nobel prize for...
From the Cadbury family in the 19th century to Bill and Melinda Gates in the 21st, philanthropy and business have a long association. But today's philanthropist is more likely to be in the business...
South Africa/IsraelJohannesburg cuts Ben-Gurion tiesA South African university has severed longstanding links with Ben-Gurion University in Israel. The University of Johannesburg says in a statement...
More funding, hiring bonanza and four-year degrees all part and parcel of reform. John Morgan reports
Foreign governments are warning their students and academics to avoid the UK in the wake of funding cuts and new visa regulations, universities have been told.
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Time to be counted?
University of WorcesterPaul JamesAppointing professional sportsmen and women to senior posts is common at US universities, but in the UK it remains relatively rare. However, the University of...
Academics welcome proposal but warn financial constraints may interfere, writes Rebecca Attwood
Discipline has multiple applications and must not be cut, conference hears. Matthew Reisz reports
A new indicator of a university's "international outlook" has been proposed for the 2011-12 ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings.
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCHResearch Training Fellowships• Award winner: Miriam Schmidts• Institution: University College London• Value: £176,583Study into the molecular basis of Jeune syndrome (also...
University governance must be overhauled to address the problem of "dispassionate" independent board members who protect their own interests at times of crisis rather than those of the institutions...
But union welcomes option to rein in universities' institutional autonomy. Hannah Fearn reports