"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me": at least, that is what we tell children. And every child knows that it is a lie. Words have an uncanny ability to inflict the...
The art of musical collage has followed a rocky path in the years since 1988, when Public Enemy redefined popular music with their album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back, and, a year...
Jeremy MacClancy finds a little understood alimentary habit well worth the study
Given the scale of the possible - indeed likely - societal impacts of climate change, it is striking how few books there are on the sociology of the climate issue. John Urry, unquestionably one of...
A student is reading a book. A message beeps from an iPhone. Eyes flick to the screen in curiosity. During the glance from paper to screen, an iPod continues to shuffle a soundtrack.From screen to...
Research on past rural attitudes to homosexuality informs new film project. Matthew Reisz reports
Efforts to smooth path to new funding regime 'at risk', chief executive says. Simon Baker reports
Rallies, vigils and strikes greet government efforts to 'halve' tuition costs. John Morgan reports
AustraliaPlans to enshrine freedom in lawAustralia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has unveiled plans for legislation that would explicitly protect academic freedom. Under the proposals, the 2003...
Matthew Reisz and Diana Garrisi on the lettori's long-running struggle for equality and respect
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AAUP must stop navel-gazing and form alliances to protect staff, Gary Rhoades tells Jon Marcus
The European Commission's head of higher education has warned that university rankings are "homogenising" institutions across the Continent as a system was launched that aims to counter the research...
Anonymous donation of prize Picasso will yield vast sum for Sydney centre. Matthew Reisz writes
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation (SDO) programme• Award winner: William Hollingworth• Institution: University of Bristol• Value: £7,725Using clinical practice...