On stage, On the Origin ... author endures a dramatic trial of faith
Intelligent design leads Darwin to rethink evolution in a play for Festival of Science, writes Zoe Corbyn
Intelligent design leads Darwin to rethink evolution in a play for Festival of Science, writes Zoe Corbyn

In determination to earn top degrees, students now socialise less, writes Rebecca Attwood
Call for universities to ensure that all degrees teach entrepreneurship, writes Hannah Fearn
Business leaders have reiterated concerns about the quality of UK graduates in a new survey.Employers are concerned about the literacy, numeracy and employability of today's students, according to...
Dull teaching styles risk losing students to online education, US innovator warns. Olga Wojtas reports
An open learning programme at Queen's University Belfast will feature a course on "How to train in the Jedi way".The university believes it is the first in the UK to offer a course in Jedi - so many...
Delight at pledge to lift research restrictions and boost science funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
The rapid expansion of international private universities could leave public universities "caught in the middle", forced to compete on both price and standards.The scenario is raised in a paper...
United StatesProfessor quits in race rowA professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, has resigned from an admissions committee after claiming that officials are breaking rules to admit...
The University of Auckland may soon become a big draw for UK students, David Baker tells Olga Wojtas
Annabelle Sreberny, professor of global media and communications at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), has been elected president of the International Association for Media and...

In an era of media-manipulated ‘reality’, Tara Brabazon is inspired by helping students learn to use oral history techniques to capture genuinely authentic voices
By Diane Gilhooley and Michael Ord

Students' expectations of college life are formed long before they arrive, but blaming them for a lack of realism isn't the answer. Hannah Fearn reports
Raymond Geuss foresees a future of strict controls or war over resources. Matthew Reisz meets the radical philosopher and traces his intellectual development