Sink-or-swim challenges for young scholars
Southampton challenges young scholars to tackle global concerns. Matthew Reisz reports

Southampton challenges young scholars to tackle global concerns. Matthew Reisz reports

Scholars joined strippers to discuss art’s response to online pornography, writes Matthew Reisz
SyriaViolence bad-mouths violenceA Syrian university has stripped the Turkish prime minister of an honorary doctorate because of his support for Syrian rebels and his crackdown on Turkish protesters...

Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro reports

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Erasmus, the Renaissance humanist scholar, lives on in rejuvenated form. His name, used by the European Union since 1987 for its programme of subsidised student mobility and university cooperation,...

Chris Parr speaks to two scholars who hit the road to document a ‘silent revolution’ in education

Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResponsive Mode GrantsAward winner: John KochInstitution: University of WalesValue: £689,167Atlantic Europe in the metal ages (AEMA): questions of shared...
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University of WorcesterElizabeth PeelThe University of Worcester’s newly appointed professor of psychology and social change said the role provided an opportunity to “enthuse and engage” people...

An academic and research scientist who made major contributions to fields as diverse as noise generation, aerodynamics and urban transport has died.Martin Lowson was born in Totteridge, Hertfordshire...

The pre-registration of study designs flies in the face of how science works. It must be resisted, argues Sophie Scott

Warren Bebbington explains how Adelaide has returned to the Humboldtian ideal to raise standards with static resources

For Nick Hillman, study of the past illuminates policymaking dilemmas and also offers more personal and practical rewards

In education, Chile is a land of extremes, finds Felipe Fernández-Armesto