Labor lays out roadmap for Oz
Australia is facing a national crisis in the face of a changing world economy where knowledge is paramount, according to a report released by the opposition Labor Party last week. The Knowledge...
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Rectors fight Spanish reform
Amendments to the proposed reform of Spanish universities have failed to satisfy the country's rectors. The government is proposing to abolish the national entrance exam for students, allow...
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Why I stopped speaking at universities
Imagine life in higher education without the photocopier. No opportunity for teachers to copy particularly useful diagrams or text extracts for their students; no opportunities for students to take a...
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Oceans dispute: science dives in
South African scientists have stepped into a squabble over where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. They have declared that two Cape villages that are fighting for money from tourists visiting the...
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Latest UK news
Government sponsors 'brain gain' The government has unveiled a £20 million scheme to retain the United Kingdom’s best science talent. Awards will be made directly to scientists, boosting...
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From today's UK papers
Independent Ministers have warned Tony Blair that the government must abandon its "control-freak" policy towards public services if its flagship reforms are to work. The controversial A-level reforms...
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Latest international news
Tunisia to launch online university Tunisia is to establish an online university to link institutions within the country and enable partnerships with virtual universities overseas, president Zine El...
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Higher education appointments
City University Patrick Boylan , arts policy and management, has been appointed one of five members of a new Council of Europe working party on Standards for University Heritage. Michael Quine , arts...
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Star names, stellar stuff
Malcolm Longair embarks on a voyage of serendipitous discovery. Astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology are enjoying a golden age. The opening of the electromagnetic spectrum for observations in all...
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Many an oath in stone
The Viking-Age Rune-Stones
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Peeling more veils from the life of Islam
The Archaeology of Islam
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A script open to interpretation - because no one can read it
Deciphering the Indus Script
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Victorian visions imagined and real
The Victorians and the Visual Imagination
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Conversation with the past acquires an ironical twist
Economy, Polity and Society - History, Religion and Culture
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a gothic novelist with a penchant for the macabre: "For the most wild yet most homely...