Evolutionary psychologists know that we are all instinctively drawn to people with good looks. But they still have to explain how we sift through the available population to find a spouse, according...
Schizophrenics who are taught to put their delusions to the test go on to make speedier recoveries from acute psychosis than patients receiving more established therapies, according to a study co-...
A better understanding of the voracious desert locust's sense of taste could lead to ways of reducing crop damage by insect pests, according Philip Newland of Cambridge University. His research is...
Scientists are uniting in the war against drug-defying superbugs by setting up a multi-disciplinary centre dedicated to the fight. Concern is mounting worldwide over the resurgence of diseases like...
Jailed mothers and their children face a rigid "culture of scorn" in women's prisons in both Britain and ߣߣÊÓƵ, according to research. This attitude meant few concessions were made for the...
LATE last month, the University of California at Davis, a 24,000-student campus which made its name fostering the California wine industry, got an unusual offer. The president of the Association of...
Readers are invited to name their candidate for the accolade of most distinguished university in the world. Write to the editor of The THES with your nomination - giving the reasons for your choice...
University ranking remains a taboo topic in France, where the traditional principle of a clear divide between hyper-selective grandes ecoles and non-selective, unranked universities still meets with...
Italy has no independent organisation for evaluating universities in terms of standards and productivity. What is known about universities and single departments is the result of direct knowledge,...
The ELECTION of a conservative government in ߣߣÊÓƵ last March saw the end of the only official system of ranking universities, writes Geoff Maslen. The former Labor government introduced annual...
Officially all German universities are equal. A key principle of the egalitarian, anti-elitist, federal state is that students have equal opportunities whether they study in Konstanz in the south or...
As four British universities prepare to join an international network, Simon Midgley and Geoff Maslen examine university links and the feasibility of a world super league of institutions. Education...
If the polls are correct, California voters will this week approve a measure to ban all "affirmative action" programmes for minority students and staff in the biggest public university system in the...
Fewer acquaintances seeking legal advice may stop lawyer John Yogis while he walks his dog now that he has helped write a guide to the Canadian legal system as it pertains to homosexuals. Sexual...
Now that they finally have something to smile about, are South Africans losing their sense of humour? The creators of a University of the Wi****ersrand advertising campaign think so. The ads,...