A flesh look at cannibalism
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote with horror of the cannibals of the Eurasian steppes, but a new study suggests he may have been doing them a disservice. Eileen Murphy and Jim Mallory,...
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Going great guns for a song
The key to a happy, productive workplace could be music. Research has revealed that fast-paced tunes can boost worker productivity by up to 23 per cent, while slow songs have the opposite effect....
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Erasmus cold-shouldered
Students in the United Kingdom will be unable to compete with their European peers unless more is done to promote the benefits of a year's study abroad, Erasmus chief John Reilly has warned. Mr...
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European Union research programmes
An expert panel charged with evaluating European Union research programmes has concluded that the existing framework programmes are not enough. The panel wants a European research and technological...
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Furious colleges warn of UfI delay
Further education colleges warn they may delay offering learndirect courses because their introduction has been poorly managed by the University for Industry. College heads have complained of "...
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Tee up
(Photograph) - Tee up: sports minister Kate Hoey drove off to mark the start of the eighth World University Golf Championships this week. The championship was hosted by Ulster University. Student...
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from Chloe from Ohio: " 124 was spiteful. " The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's book voucher and the...
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The strange case of the detective novel
Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science
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A brutal corrective to coerciveness
Sovereign Virtue
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A present to California, from the little people of Stone Age Britain
The Triumph of the Moon
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Fossil shore lines show recent Flood
Noah's Flood
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Battering ram of humanity at gate of Fortress Europe
The Uninvited
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The physics of divorce, Dante, detection and erotic outburst
The Genius of Science
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Ringing the changes
A good academic needs a good specialism -a subject to base his career on. But what happens if after a decade of, say, Labour Party history, he develops a fascination with the cultural significance of...