Ringmaster and star of his circus
A Life of Picasso
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Postcards depicting life at the wilder shores of the cosmos
The Never-Ending Days of Being Dead
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, comes from the memoirs of a distinguished historian: "One day in the autumn of 1994, my wife Marlene, who kept...
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How England and ego sank le petit caporal
Napoleon's Wars
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Ending the old myths
Aging
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Ideas without borders as excellence goes global
The very top institutions may all be in the English-speaking world, but the top 200 are spread across 28 nations. Martin Ince reports. This fourth edition of The Times Higher-QS World University...
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Fine tuning reveals distinctions
Peer review is key to identifying top quality but a fairer overall picture emerges due to changes in analysis. The extensive discussion of The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings that has taken...
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Rewards for the well-resourced
The deep pockets of many US institutions, and a select few in the UK, attest to the high cost of attaining success in the sciences. Where are the world's top scientists? Over the four years of The...
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The innovators and educators
Technology powerhouses and social science leaders boast a global reach, reflecting governments' awareness of these fields' economic impact. Our listing of the world's top-rated universities for...
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Works of art in the making
Despite their essential role in leading political and cultural debate, arts and humanities are often relegated to the back seat by the sciences. Researchers in the arts and humanities often do not...
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What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector's development. The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings are a composite measure in which six...
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New RAE based on citations
The funding council is tipped to back 'per paper' citations rather than journal impact. Zoe Corbyn reports. The quality of academics' research will be judged according to the number of times their...
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Helpline gets 1,000 calls in its first year
A single parent needing help managing her debts after missing a mortgage payment, an academic seeking assertiveness coaching and a harassment victim who needed help organising evidence against his...
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'I am interested in raising attainment for children in less
The dean of education at Strathclyde wants to see agencies collaborating to improve results in schools. Interdisciplinary work to help tackle under-achievement in Scotland's schools is one goal of...
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On the move
Canterbury Christ Church University has appointed Richard Cullen , formerly with the department of language studies, as head of its new department of English and language studies. Helen Wildman has...