A group of scientists involved in public discussions about nuclear power have written an open letter to David Willetts protesting about the European commissioner for energy鈥檚 鈥渂izarre鈥 talk of an...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to step down at the end of the year to become the head of a University of Cambridge college, it has been announced.
A government scheme to reward top state-school pupils with a visit to a Russell Group university has been branded 鈥渢okenism鈥 by a university mission group.
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Phil Baty describes the methodological refinements that have made the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate and comprehensive No project that seeks to reduce the amazing variety of university activity...
Martin De Saulles sees how new ways to share online can lead to quicker knowledge creation
This book has an unusual structure. It grew from conversations recorded by Tony Judt (1948-2010) with a younger historian, Timothy Snyder, of Yale University. Although they present their specialisms...
The altered gender balance among Conservative MPs after the 2010 general election was noticeable. Yet, despite a well-publicised pledge by David Cameron to increase the number of female and ethnic-...
An exposition on successful economies impresses Howard Davies, but may not thrill the REF panels
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While the Obama administration struggles to disentangle itself from Iraq and Afghanistan, nearly a decade after George W. Bush's absurd "mission accomplished" boast of May 2003, it is useful to have...
As witness recent squawks on Fox News about the "communist" leanings of the latest Muppets movie, the idea of Hollywood as a hotbed of leftist subversion dies hard. Steven Ross aims to set the record...
Inside a Hackney sixth form, a mini Oxford gives pupils an appetite and an aspiration for higher study. Joseph Lee writes
The Chinese government's budget for basic research is set to increase by more than a quarter this year.
United StatesHappiness is a concealed gunStudents and staff at a US university will be allowed to carry guns on to campus thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. The decision concerning the University of...