Science's struggle to mould imperial subjects
'Native' scholars used to help transmit knowledge of western science to Indians, undermining the British effort to present European learning as an example of civilisation superiority, argues Michael...
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When a lottery was as good as it ever got
Fortune and need, not a woman's morals, decided whether single mothers in 18th-century London could obtain charity for their children, writes Tanya Evans. Unmarried motherhood in 18th-century London...
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Past, presence and future
Academics can take advantage of the history boom without adding a sour note to the drum-and-trumpet variety parading on TV, argues Peter Mandler Is history the new rock 'n' roll? Journalistic...
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Conference highlights
While Eric Hobsbawm's plenary lecture is sure to mark the high point for many attending the conference - the 83-year-old radical is talking about his life in history (his autobiography is out in...
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Right in the line of a republic's fire
Jacques Chirac's party has swept to power with a huge majority, but, says Jim Shields, the left, once recovered, may just have to let history repeat itself. The parliamentary elections of June 16...
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Tiger feat?
The ߣߣÊÓƵn Museum plans to clone the extinct thylacine from preserved DNA. Critics are sceptical, says Linda Vergnani. Unlocking a metal cabinet, Sandy Ingleby pulls out a shallow drawer with an...
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Learned but weak?
Rid of its funding role, the British Academy has more time for scholarship and global collaborations. But will giving up the purse strings lead to a loss of influence at home? Nicholas Mann writes....
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Just how can a centenarian rediscover its youthful aim?
The British Academy at 100 finds itself shorn of much of its research-granting powers and facing the prospect of becoming a self-perpetuating club for old folk. Harriet Swain reports on how it...
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In demand in Vietnam
Contrary to your report ("Vietnamese students snubbed on return home", THES , May 31), graduates with a UK qualification, whether self-funded or on scholarships, have been in high demand in the...
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Liberties taken
I have always assumed that Sydney Smith's labour-saving principle - "I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a man so" - is never adopted, but Peter Watson, in reviewing Isaiah Berlin'...
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Christianity, aisle 3
The Muslim students who discuss personal religious issues with me argue in the essentialist terms that C. W. Watson derides ("Open up to a very creative culture", THES , June 14). These students say...
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End this ageist era
I hope John Black (Letters, THES , June 21) is wrong when he thinks of himself as past his sell-by date at 55. By 2006, age discrimination will be unlawful. But education will be excluded. The...
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Our price is right
Lancaster University has no intention of abandoning its collegiate system or of offering accommodation only at high rents, as was implied in a caption on page 3 last week. The university was founded...
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Classification treatise
Brothers and sisters, pernicious arguments have been circulating of late proposing the abolition of degree classification. The malevolent sects responsible for these perverse opinions must be refuted...
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Dynamism's dark side
I read "Dynamic sector demands respect" ( THES , June 21) with trepidation, particularly a comment on a Universities UK report: "The government's desire to expand and diversify provision while...