Still intact: the lure and the lore of the virgin
From blushing medieval maidens to Bush-era abstinence campaigns, Western views about the importance of virginity reflect a continuing anxiety about innocence, experience and control, writes Anke...
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Salad days and salmon replace the pie and pint
Lighter lunches, Fairtrade products and sandwiches on the run are winning fans among time-poor, waistline-conscious lecturers, reports Olga Wojtas Amid the Government's concern about rising levels of...
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Invaluable resource or stolen property?
The repatriation of the remains of 17 Tasmanian Aborigines by the Natural History Museum highlights an unresolved conflict between scientific and cultural obligations. Julia Hinde reports In May this...
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A subtler take on the clash of civilisations
Akbar Ahmed, long a critic of US foreign policy, has now been invited to the White House. So what, asks Huw Richards, will he tell the President? Akbar Ahmed should have been in the Oval Office....
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The paradox of black gold
Poisoned Wells - Untapped - Oil, Profits and Peace
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Happiness drives education from the classroom
The Corruption of the Curriculum
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Death under hypnosis and the lure of very superior false teeth
Medicine, Madness and Social History
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Comforting words for would-be adventurers
Getting the Most out of the Research Experience
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is drawn from the tale of an unconventional union: "Of course I have no right whatsoever to write down the...
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The proofs are in the imagination
The Mathematician's Brain - How Mathematicians Think
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View from the bottom
Disadvantage
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Students: yes, we're satisfied
Universities are outperforming other public service sectors when it comes to satisfied customers, according to a national survey of student opinion. Eighty-two per cent of UK students are satisfied...
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Behaviour survey exposes high levels of staff abuse
Issue of student disrespect is being 'swept under the carpet', according to survey author. Tariq Tahir reports The first survey of students' behaviour towards university staff has revealed the extent...
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'Music is often best understood by comparison with other disciplines'
Sharon Choa strives to inspire young performers by giving them a chance to learn through experimentation. The director of performance studies at the University of East Anglia's School of Music is...