Humanities

Celia Deane-Drummond on where science meets religion

Joseph S. Nye is part of a long line of US academics who have helped shape foreign policy. A former Clinton adviser, now in the Obama camp, he tells Huw Richards how America can restore its tattered reputation in the world

Ninety years after the suffragettes' first victory, June Purvis reflects on wars still being fought on behalf of women's rights

Nostalgia was once taboo in academe but a new generation is unafraid to explore longing and loss, says Alastair Bonnett

Don't let students' howlers drive you mad, says Ken Smith. Accept their most common mistakes as variant spellings ... and relax

Tom Palaima admires a new take on Caesar - the man, the general and the daring politician

The rise of digital and conceptual art, and a declining interest in traditional craft skills, is forcing art departments to reinvent themselves. Hannah Fearn investigates

Olga Wojtas meets a Kirk minister bringing faith-centred education to the Highlands and Islands

It is time for the West to listen and learn from Muslim moderates and radicals alike, insists Cynthia Keppley Mahmood

University initiative aims to encourage group working, reports Melanie Newman

AHRC is to reconsider the way that it supports individual researchers. Zoe Corbyn reports

Watchdog notes fears that 'inessential' services put academic work at risk, writes Melanie Newman

Howard Davies on a call for the citizenry to increase their level of involvement in democracy

Projects with tangible social benefit have a better shot at FP7 cash, an expert tells Melanie Newman

Researchers are anxious that quality indicators could become benchmarks, reports John Gill

University blames higher wage bill as 'last resort' job cuts are mulled. Melanie Newman reports

Keith Ward on evolution versus intelligent design

No, not the claim of many a self-help guru, but increasingly the mantra of modern academics. Matthew Reisz finds out why they are dipping their toes in the genre, despite its lack of scholarly kudos

Mathematician Robin Wilson's enthusiasm for Lewis Carroll stems from a shared delight in the brain-teasing and magical world of numbers. Matthew Reisz reports

In decades of linguinsania, Deirdre McCloskey has tried to learn a second language - everything from French, Greek and Latin to German, Scots Gaelic and Sanskrit - with no success. But she's still not resigned to monolingualism

Olga Wojtas tours a digital archive of First World War material compiled by members of the public

Nottingham v-c warns that academics may face prosecution. Melanie Newman reports

Martin Mills finds an idealist at the apocalypse, but asks why one of our Dalai Lamas is missing

Alan V. Murray delves into ancient savagery that sadly mirrors many conflicts of the 21st century

John Morrill delights in a teasing of the Scots