Art

Athenian art lauding men's sexual relations with beardless youth still unsettles, says Simon Goldhill

Psychoanalysis may have little place in university psychology departments, but it is flourishing within the arts and humanities. Matthew Reisz reports on the debates - and divisions - between academics and clinicians

The RCA's departing chief tells Rebecca Attwood he's proud to have pushed creative arts to centre stage

Scholars must challenge the copyright laws, which allow estates to stifle efforts to generate new ideas about an author's works, argues Alistair McCleery

... but our tastes are swayed by price, packaging and other social psychological factors in ways we're often unaware of. Matthew Kieran considers the fragility of aesthetic opinions in the latest in our fortnightly series allowing academics to step outside their field of expertise

Dilys Williams, director of the new Centre for Sustainable Fashion, looks to a greener future for the clothes we wear

New AHRC deputy is keen to avoid past errors and to engage scholars in planning ahead, says Zoe Corbyn

Hefce overhaul could see premium awards based on evaluation of public worth. John Gill reports

Two-year degrees at heart of Gloucestershire goal to win 6,000 more students, writes Melanie Newman.

Cuts threaten next generation of scholars and harm research, academics say. Zoe Corbyn writes.