Royally confused
The comment made by Charles Clarke, Education Secretary, that Prince Charles doesn't know what is going on in British education should not surprise anyone. Given the ever-moving "goalposts", most of...
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Rhetoric hits home
I never thought I could ever buy into George W. Bush's petty rhetoric on old and new worlds. But Cambridge University's approach to its struggling department of architecture makes me wonder. After...
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Hail email
Of course, we all empathise with Tim Birkhead in his piece on the scourge of email (Working Knowledge, November 12). However, let us not forget that it deserves great credit for silencing that other...
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Bonkers or ahead of the game?
For up to £2,000 a day, consultants advise on anything from stress to staff, but do universities need them or are they a waste of money, asks Harriet Swain When Newcastle University was preparing its...
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She's short, hairy and over 12,000 years old. Say hello to a very special lady
LB1 has thrown our idea of what it means to be human into turmoil. Erica Fudge explains The announcement in the journal Nature of a newly discovered skeleton of a "small-bodied hominin" - a new...
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So, do you know who is pulling your strings?
Brainwashing is not just the stuff of B-movies and cults, it is a real threat, says Kathleen Taylor. What do you think of when you hear the word "brainwashing"? B-movies? Newspaper stories of cults?...
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Selling out to get 'asses in classes'
Stephen Phillips looks at the hard-sell culture at some US for-profit colleges. The picture of the University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit university, that emerged from a recent scathing US...
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Psychopaths aren't what they used to be
People with aggressive tendencies can't change, but they can adapt, says Harriet Swain. Our monthly guide to the various conferences taking place around the world. How many psychopaths do you know?...
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Conference watch: November
Crossing Borders: Histories, Theories and Identities: An interdisciplinary conference exploring the new discipline of border studies, organised by the Centre for Border Studies, Glamorgan University...
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Instant expert: Music and politics
Conference: 'Songs of Experience: Music and Irish Political Traditions', University of Limerick, December 4. What it's about: This is a one-day interdisciplinary conference looking at the...
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Can you feel the power? I can't
British Politics Today. Seventh edition - Governing the UK. Fourth edition - Politics UK. Fifth edition
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Of mice and elephants
Prime Ministers and the Media
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The Union, in part and in whole
Europe Recast - European Union Enlargement. First edition - Spain and the European Union. First edition - The European Union and British Politics. First edition
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Myopia prevents a clear view of Islam
Islam and Politics in the Contemporary World. First edition
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The Right and the rest of us
American Power and World Order. First edition - American Foreign Policy - Between Europe and America