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As a recently retired director of the Institute of Historical Research within the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, I read with dismay Edward Chaney's and Kevin Sharpe's responses...
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Another male preserve?
It is more than six months since ߣߣÊÓƵ adopted its new format and introduced an obituaries section. During this time, the life of only one female academic has been written about. Do...
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Made in Durham
I was surprised that there was no mention of Toni Slabas and Stefan Przyborski being staff of Durham University (People, 3 July). The two scientists have both spun off companies from Durham's...
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National power generators
The Scottish Government is eager for universities to lead the nation to renewed prosperity and, ultimately, independence. Tariq Tahir asks if the sector is up to the challenge and what its response...
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Public face of a private faith
Mona Siddiqui, one of the UK's leading commentators on Islam, is driven by intellectual curiosity, religious belief and a desire to engage. Hannah Fearn writes
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17 July 2008
Scotland’s dilemma - National pride versus educational divide
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Strong language
Gloria Monday is surprised to find marks being awarded for expletives, and wonders whether she should incorporate this practice into her work as an external examiner
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Working with PowerPoint
Lecture and conference talks can be enhanced by PowerPoint , but unless it is used with thought it can overwhelm your audience.
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Ethical issues in research
Avoid delays to your research project by providing your institution’s ethics committee with enough information to properly assess your undertaking
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Reverting to type
As academic ‘content providers’ battle with e-learning gurus, it’s time to reflect on form and meaning – and the ubiquitous, iniquitous HelveticaThis year is the tenth anniversary of my realisation...
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Updated 11 July: UEL vice-chancellor on ‘indefinite leave’
Meeting on 8 July decides Martin Everett’s fate. Melanie Newman reports
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All the news that's fit to print
Tim Luckhurst is convinced that good journalism will continue to triumph over spin and blogging
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Growing Up in England: The Experience of Childhood, 1600-1914
What Anthony Fletcher claims for his latest book is "an entirely fresh view of the upbringing of English children between 1600 and 1914". To be more precise, it is the upbringing of children from the...
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Night's Black Agents: Witches, Wizards and the Dead in the Ancient World
Daniel Ogden is the leading home-grown British expert on Ancient Greek and Roman magic and, as such, is part of an international boom in scholarly interest in a subject that spans the Western world....
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, London WC2
1. The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker Allen Lane, £9.99 ISBN 97801410154772. Get Rid of Your Accent: The English Pronunciation and Speech Training Manual, Third Ed by Linda James and Olga Smith...