Reopen the book - bacteria are back
Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus
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A deadly dance with diseases on death row
Stories in the Time of Cholera - Smallpox
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With the best will in the world
One World
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Sketches on the science of style
Pevsner on Art and Architecture
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Laurie Taylor Column
"Universities UK (formerly the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals) is struggling to represent the interests of all its members since the publication of the higher education white paper" -...
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Leader: Joinery showing signs of shoddy workmanship
What seemed a masterful piece of political joinery is looking more rickety as each day passes since the publication of the government's plans for higher education. From grants and fees to 6* research...
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Leader: Unsatisfied students have no right to refund
Students who pay the full cost of their education - even on credit - may think they have the same right to complain about the service as anyone else spending money. And their inclination to expect...
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Take time to win the philosophical battle
The drive towards war on Iraq appears unstoppable, but it's not too late to pause to reflect on the justice of the fight - a king once halted a war so his leading thinkers could consider the very...
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Men without a mission make poor soldiers
The drive towards war on Iraq appears unstoppable, but it's not too late to pause to reflect on the justice of the fight - a king once halted a war so his leading thinkers could consider the very...
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Return Iraq to Iraqis by removing Saddam
The drive towards war on Iraq appears unstoppable, but it's not too late to pause to reflect on the justice of the fight - a king once halted a war so his leading thinkers could consider the very...
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Who dares turn their nose up at Mrs Dalloway?
The rapturous reception of The Hours has confirmed the American love affair with Virginia Woolf but many British critics stubbornly refuse to accord her classic status. Brenda Silver explores a...
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Science of Sunday roast and sex in space
Len Fisher has a mission to explain science to the public and he uses biscuit dunking, gravy absorption and love in zero gravity to make his point. Scientists and non-scientists alike are intrigued...
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Cutting edge: Wake-up call for drivers approaching dead of night
Jim Horne has seen at first hand the tragic consequences of falling asleep at the wheel. He has some advice for both drivers and their passengers The typical, tragic scenario involves a young man...
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Bursting bubbles of lofty repute
A long-lost Shakespeare sonnet, Hitler's diaries and cold fusion are discoveries that scholars have gambled their reputations on. But, says Huw Richards, wrong turns can help spur advances. It seems...