Long life's journey into death
Human lifespan doubled in the 20th century, but we have largely traded our forebears' short, sharp ends for the exotic diseases of old age and a lingering, painful demise, writes Guy Brown. Once upon...
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Dirty war: hostile terrain conceals enemies' secrets
The battle to defeat infections should look to the soil and the sea, where microbes flourish in conditions every bit as harsh as the human gut, writes Geoff Watts. With hospital-acquired infections...
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Take a risk with wiki work
Instead of merely tweaking course content, try a 21st-century makeover that shifts the emphasis from tutor to learners, Martina Doolan advises. How often do we reflect on our teaching of a particular...
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Blood ties and beyond
Personal Life
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Leap from rags to riches fails to shift old biases
Luck and the Irish
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Can you dig it? Reports from the front line
Discovery! Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
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Hail to the bright shining lie
The Truth about Patriotism
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Immortal fame set in a golden afterlife
The Boy behind the Mask
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a celebrated memoir: "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to...
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'Stand up for free speech' - Rammell
In a robust defence of academic freedom, Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell has spoken out against "no platform" policies, while calling on universities to clamp down on violent extremism, writes...
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'It's an opportunity to play a leadership role in a different
Durham's St Mary's College welcomes its first male principal: a researcher passionate about teaching. Philip Gilmartin is stepping into a new and pioneering role when he becomes the first male...
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On the move
Ed Corrigan , former head of the department of mathematical sciences at York University, has been appointed principal of Collingwood College at Durham University and professor of mathematics. He...
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Staff loyalty key to Hefce report
Lecturers and researchers must 'align with strategic needs of their institution', not merely with their discipline, says leadership committee. John Gill reports. Academics must develop loyalties to...
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Glittering prizes for academe
It has become the highlight the academic calendar was crying out for - the annual Times Higher Awards ceremony. About 1,200 entrants and guests were expected to join us at the Grosvenor House Hotel,...
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Students to be 'change agents'
If further proof were needed of the rise of students as consumers, one group of leading UK universities has made championing the student experience a matter of policy. In a statement issued this week...