When the anthology Popular Eugenics: National Efficiency and American Mass Culture in the 1930s was published in 2006, one contribution struck a discordant note. While the other essays typically...
The actions of a Jewish gay icon in wartime France were iffy, not treacherous, argues Matthew Feldman
In a book that considers the appearance of the heavens from the point of view of naked-eye observations on the Earth's surface, Thomas Hockey writes about the practical astronomy that anyone can do...
A commonplace distinction in biblical studies is that between "what it meant" and "what it means". The authors of The Bible Now, who are experts on the Old Testament (or, for Jews, the Hebrew Bible...
United StatesEmeritus largesseA hedge fund billionaire has donated $150 million (£97 million) to a US university where he was once a professor of mathematics. James H. Simons made the donation to...
Report on Ben-Gurion department 'runs counter' to academic independence. Matthew Reisz writes
The income generated by education exports in Australia has fallen by 15 per cent as a result of a downturn in the number of overseas students choosing to study in the country.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILESRC/Department for International Development Joint Scheme for Research on International Development (Poverty Alleviation)• Award winner: Catherine M. Campbell•...
Separate agreement for research may tempt elite to quit student loans system. Simon Baker writes
Extra funding for Scottish institutions will ensure they 'keep up with England'. David Matthews reports
Newer institutions face undergraduate shortfall, a THE straw poll suggests. Simon Baker reports
Advice designed to allay fears about graduate debt may actually deter many students from applying, an expert on university access has claimed.
David Willetts has expressed his "frustration" that the Browne Review did not address postgraduate funding, despite his own government's failure to resolve the issue.
Members say new funding system could bring heavier workloads and job cuts. John Morgan writes
Leiden rankings see the US lead the world while Britain's best languish. Paul Jump reports