Fission: a story of two unequal parts
Lise Meitner
Lise Meitner
As China becomes a richer society it is ironically turning its back on a wealth of discovery about its past. Jessica Rawson reports The past 25 years has been an era of major Chinese archaeological...
Source: Getty Phil Baty on the patchy performance of the big four developing nations in this year’s rankings The World University Rankings top 200 is unquestionably a rich-world list, dominated by...
What makes people buy expensive freshly squeezed orange juice at Marks & Spencer? David Walker asks if the idea of rational choice - that people behave consistently selfishly - has passed its...
Genetically altered pigsare now being reared to provide organs for human transplants. But The THES has learnt that these potential donors could be the trigger for a devastating epidemic. David King...
Sunday. Early start; must get to grips with the 12-inch pile of research funding applications. First meeting of the newly constituted South and West NHS research and development committee tomorrow....
Source: Getty When it comes to league tables, perhaps subjective opinions on university reputation are the only measures that matter, muses Chris Hackley. University league tables are conscientiously...
Part EIGHT: the story so far... Henry has Toni write the lead story for University Focus, exposing the dead student fraud. Before sending the proofs to the printer, he puts Toni's byline on the story...
Japan’s position at the top is being challenged by neighbours near and far intent on promoting and investing in their universities. Phil Baty reports. China is mounting a serious challenge to Japan’s...
China leads the pack of developing nations aiming for academic and economic growth. Phil Baty writes China has emerged as the strongest nation in the inaugural Times Higher Education BRICS &...
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Thursday. A disastrous start: because of the rail dispute I missed the Heathrow British Airways morning flight to Moscow. Failure to negotiate a transfer to Aeroflot was a relief: instead made an...
It is time to stop making apocalyptic predictions about the coming of the electropublication era and to start providing concrete strategies for hastening the day. Before proposing anything, I have to...
Fifty years after the Red Army fought its way into Hitler's bunker the manner of the Fuhrer's death and the identification of his body remain in dispute. John Erickson recounts the tales of those...
Source: Getty The 100 Under 50 universities are marked by their energy, innovation and fearless approach to the future, write Phil Baty and Katie Duncan. Australia has overtaken the UK to become the...