Even the most technically minded orthopaedic surgeon will be aware of the influence of social and cultural factors on the delivery of healthcare. Although modern medicine is supposedly evidence-based...
The film of Barney's Version is bringing the satiric worldview of Canada's literary lion to a new audience, writes Norman Ravvin
LondonInside ArtForty-eight works created by young men detained at Feltham Young Offenders Institution - paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and collages - have been put on display in the...
Credit: Tate Photography/Sam DrakeSusan HillerTate Britain, London, until 15 MaySusan Hiller was born in the US in 1940 and started life as an anthropologist. From the Freud Museum (1991-96), one of...
Our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has responded in positive terms to the recent assertion by John Denham, the former universities minister, that the present government's...
A.W. Brian Simpson has been variously described by his students as "hysterical", "remarkably in touch" and "so awesome my soul bleeds when I think about him".He was a noted academic lawyer who...
Axeing our libraries is lunacy, says Gary Day, who asserts that without the Moon we might not be here
But its proposal to reduce bursaries is criticised for aiding Treasury, not students. Simon Baker reports
Duncan Wu appreciates the Coens' distinctive take on the traditional pleasures of a classic western
The remains of a 2,000-year-old dog have been reunited with the treasure it probably once guarded.
Royal Society of Chemistry head tells Paul Jump about the discipline's fight to raise its profile
The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and...
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University of LeicesterDon't believe everything you readPolicymakers should beware of relying too heavily on academic literature reviews, a statistician has warned. A report by Alex Sutton, professor...
Stuart Anderson, whose love of ships launched early and never foundered, still delights in combining work travel with visits to historic vessels globally