Indelible marks
Tim Thompson uses his skill as a forensic anthropologist to help identify bodies by looking at their tattoos and piercings
Tim Thompson uses his skill as a forensic anthropologist to help identify bodies by looking at their tattoos and piercings
Neil Gregor from the University of Southampton has been awarded the Fraenkel Prize for contemporary history. Dr Gregor, who is reader in modern German history, was presented with the award by the...


Set against an anthemic folk soundtrack full of optimism and passion, Tara Brabazon surveys a moment when change for the better in America finally seems possible This last fortnight has exposed an...
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Japan and South Korea want their universities to attract overseas academic talent, but doubts persist about their readiness for the global market. Michael Fitzpatrick reports

For three decades, Laurie Taylor's fictitious university and its characters have mocked the absurdities of campus life, writes Matthew Reisz
A lesson in animal behaviour helped Bob Blaisdell improve classroom comforts and student learning
Japan and South Korea want their universities to attract overseas academic talent, but doubts persist about their readiness for the global market. Michael Fitzpatrick reports
The UK's higher education institutions manage annual budgets worth billions of pounds and employ thousands of people. But the remarkable business and management skills of those running universities...
A work exploding the myths surrounding so-called race riots wins David Gadd's enthusiastic approval
The Second Vatican Council was convened by Pope John XXIII and ended during the papacy of Paul VI. In four annual sessions between 1962 and 1965, it assembled some 2,200 Roman Catholic bishops from...
1. Gut Feelings: Short Cuts to Better Decision-Making by Gerd Gigerenzer, Allen Lane, £8.99. ISBN 97801410159102. Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice. Revised 2008 by the Department of Health,...
An exploration of the model world impresses Steven French
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch professor of history and William Ziegler professor of business administration, Harvard University, senior...