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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

Chris Knight on the history of humanity and the myths that shape our civilisations

Master works

Anselm Kiefer’s world of extraordinary creativity is filled with fundamental truths: cataclysmic, transformational, stupendous, says Alex Danchev

What ‘life’s teacher’ can teach users of big data

As big data is applied to global challenges such as climate change and inequality, historians are returning to long-term studies. Their skills are invaluable in detecting and debunking myths about...

Big fish

As Nobel prize hopefuls dream of receiving a life-changing phone call ahead of next week’s official announcements, four science laureates reflect on what the honour has meant for them

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Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere

HE & me - Jonathan Baker

Jonathan Baker is a former head of the BBC College of Journalism. In a career spanning more than 30 years with the corporation, he held numerous roles including editor of the Ten O’Clock News,...

World in brief

United StatesSpeaking up for safetyThe White House has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of sexual assault on campus. The “It’s On Us” campaign encourages students to intervene in...

New application tracks research grants worldwide

ÜberResearch unveils Dimensions for Funders, a digital tool detailing grant awards from 66 major funders

After the referendum: what next for Scottish universities?

So it’s all over now. The Scottish electorate has voted, by a clear if not overwhelming majority, to stay in the United Kingdom, and as I write, the politicians are engaged in a struggle to meet the...

Laurie Taylor

Furniture wars“There is no connection between the two events.”That was the forceful response from our Director of Creative Finance, Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, when reporter Keith Ponting (30) suggested to...

What are you reading?

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

The week in higher education

As every child knows, while one ice cream might be delicious, two can leave you feeling sick. It is possible that academic and poet Jonathan Hart is reflecting

World University Rankings 2014-15

The ɫ��ֱ�� World University Rankings 2014-15 suggest that underfunded Western institutions outside the elite are struggling

Conservative MP says fees may have to rise

Revised system is close to exceeding cost of its predecessor, member of policy board tells event at party conference.