One scenario of the road to war in 1914 depicts early 20th-century Europe as cracking beneath a serene exterior as it was riven by divisive forces: nationalism no longer in harmony with liberalism,...
What happens when the Twilight zone of vampires and zombies comes up against the eternal afterlife? What is the function of the "living dead" when there is no death?These are largely philosophical...
The first female head of the EUA lays out the aims of her three-year presidency. Hannah Fearn reports
Sri LankaCampus closed after clashesA Sri Lankan university had to be temporarily closed after students clashed with police. The incident at the Eastern University of Sri Lanka was caused by protests...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Recipe for disaster
New York University in LondonGary SlapperA law professor who has helped turn The Open University into the biggest law school in Europe is joining New York University's London outpost. Gary Slapper,...
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Threefold increase in private colleges' public loans since advent of top-up fees. Simon Baker reports
Dozens of further education colleges will offer degrees for less than £6,000 a year from 2012-13, while from the following year private providers may be able to charge £9,000 backed by state funding...
Zombie Institute aims to invade prospective science students' brains. Sarah Cunnane reports
Pioneering female academics who forged links between experimental and theoretical physics, revolutionised our understanding of ethical communities and even unearthed the bones of a pygmy hippopotamus...
London Met's bonfire of the humanities may spark breach of contract concerns. John Morgan writes
The division between academics and university administrators persists despite attempts to bring the two camps closer together, an international study suggests.
US private providers damaging sector by exploiting students, it is claimed. Hannah Fearn reports
Study considers the possible impact of fee rises on institutional selection. Matthew Reisz reports