The semi-autobiographical narrator of Amitav Ghosh's In an Antique Land (1992) is touched when an Egyptian in the village in which he is conducting anthropological research tries to put himself in...
Given the glut of books about Nazism that rehash familiar ground, Oliver Lubrich's Travels in the Reich achieves no mean feat in approaching the subject in a new way. Through a collection of accounts...
EDUCATION- Dimensions of Expertise: A Conceptual Exploration of Vocational KnowledgeBy Christopher Winch, professor of educational philosophy and policy, King's College London Continuum, £75.00. ISBN...
Researchers in Northern Ireland are taking part in the UK's largest study of poverty and social exclusion, which aims to find fresh solutions to deprivation. Researchers at Queen's University Belfast...
Crisis-struck energy firm BP should take note - marine bacteria could be the key to cleaning up oil spills without further damage to the environment, according to scientists. Microbiologists at...
Students wanting to specialise in bringing theatre to a young audience are being offered a unique master's degree from next year. The MA in Theatre for Young Audiences at the Rose Bruford College in...
St George should be replaced as the national symbol of England by the oak tree, argues an academic. Markus Eichhorn, a tree expert from the School of Biology at the University of Nottingham, makes...
A team of academics has visited the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland as part of a study into evacuation procedures during major disasters. The visit was undertaken by scholars from the Centre for...
Researchers are developing a computer game to help highly self-critical people identify kindness in others. Psychologists at the University of Derby and Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust...
A grant of £45,000 has opened up an archive of recorded sound material in Scotland. The University of Aberdeen received the gift from Biffaward - a fund managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife...
A scholarship programme is to give students from Africa the chance to study in the UK. The grants at the University of East Anglia will cover tuition fees for four African PhD students from...
A pioneering study is to examine whether young adults at risk of developing Type-2 diabetes can be persuaded to live less sedentary lives. Researchers from Loughborough University's School of Sport,...
England's World Cup group rivals Slovenia could provide a stiff challenge if they are cut from the same cloth as academics from the country, a study has suggested. Scholars from the Central European...
Scientists have pinpointed the exact date and location used by Claude Monet to paint five famous pictures. For four paintings of Waterloo Bridge and one of Charing Cross Bridge, scientists at the...
China and India are emerging as key global players, but the disputed Himalayan border remains an obstacle to closer cooperation between the two countries. A two-day conference at the University of...