MP flags Tories' 'huge concern' over Offa head
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party鈥檚 front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the 鈥渟nobbery鈥 surrounding university education.
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Shakespeare by numbers: my quest to see every single play
Emma Rees is 34 down, four to go in a bid to see the Bard鈥檚 entire canon on stage
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Why HE is expanding into schools
John Elmes investigates the growth in university-sponsored academies
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The War that Ended Peace: How Europe Abandoned Peace for the First聽World War, by Margaret MacMillan
Roger Morgan on the reasons why so much blood was shed
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Shakespeare in America
At the time of writing, Shakespeare's Globe is staging his oeuvre in a variety of languages including King John in Armenian, Hamlet in Lithuanian and Troilus and Cressida in Maori. There is also a...
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Why Lyrics Last: Evolution, Cognition, and Shakespeare's Sonnets
David Gewanter applauds a literary - and scientific - exploration of the Bard's poetic longevity
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Tribal language
Words of division won鈥檛 put the UK together again, argues Malcolm Gillies
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Shakespeare: From Upstart Crow to Sweet Swan, 1592-1623
Queen Elizabeth II opened the new Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on 4 March, four years after it closed for a redevelopment costing 拢115 million. On 30 March, the coalition...
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The week in higher education
Fabian ideals of social improvement, lots of overseas students and possibly the first sub-拢9,000 tuition fee in the Russell Group: the London School of Economics has always been a place of innovation...
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Phenomenal Shakespeare
Bruce Smith's twin targets in Phenomenal Shakespeare are theory and history, "closed systems of thought" that function as graven images, taking us away from the loving touch of Shakespeare.Since the...
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The Queen's shilling is no sovereign remedy for a world-class sector
Kenneth Baker calls on universities to seek financial independence from the state, and for the state to handle a precious asset with care
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Richard III and The Comedy of Errors
The soul鈥檚 yearning to find its psychological or physical other half unites two of Shakespeare鈥檚 early plays, says Peter J. Smith
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Turkish cypriots push against exclusion
Turkish Cypriot universities are pushing to be allowed to join the Bologna Process, which standardises degrees across the European Union. Turkish Cyprus, which is not formally recognised by several...
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Private arrangements
Lord Adonis wants closer links between universities and schools ("We're building bridges to help tomorrow's scholars climb higher", 10 January). But partnership is one thing and sponsorship of...
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Lords more than a match
Public relations staff at Sheffield Hallam University were reminded of the cardinal rule of publicity at their centenary dinner last week - never work with animals or television celebrities. Lord...