Joan Blaeu's ostentatious and expensive Atlas maior of 1662 was the ne plus ultra of its form, and the last of its line, writes Steve Farrar All the world was held within its precious pages. The wild...
Demand for science degrees on the rise The university admissions service, Ucas, today hailed the revival of interest in science subjects as increased numbers of students took up degree places this...
Scientists sidestep stem cell dispute US scientists have fused a human embryo stem cell and a scrap of adult skin to make cells that could become almost any tissue in the human body. In doing so,...
Dons resign over library cuts Senior lecturers at a leading university have resigned from key posts in protest at what they claim is a downgrading of language studies. They say that the reputation of...
Graduates not up to the job, say firms University students may excel academically but do not always make the best employees, according to a survey of small businesses. Too many lacked basic numeracy...
Baccalaureate better than A-levels, Lord Adonis admits The schools minister Lord Adonis has acknowledged that the international baccalaureate could be a better option than A-levels for youngsters who...
Stars of Destiny: A Scientific Look at Astrology
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its first sentence, is from a story that "did for the boy's book what Sherlock Holmes did for the detective tale": "Mr Hungerton,...
Penguin Special: The Life and Times of Allen Lane - Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
Four Cultures of the West
Ruling England, 1042-1217
Industrial Politics and the 1926 Mining Lockout: The Struggle for Dignity
Improving Secondary Science Teaching
The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia
Climate Change in Prehistory