It's not all sunny in the Rainbow Nation
Beyond the Miracle
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The global killer that will not die
The Return of the White Plague
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The lone genius is more linked than he thinks
Sex, Botany and Empire - Pandora's Breeches
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Miracle with bitter twist
The Mould in Dr Florey's Coat
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First impressions
This week's competition, in which you must identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an account of a trip with a four-legged travelling companion: "In a little place called Le Monastier, in...
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What gets you going first thing?
Rhythms of Life
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An explosive past that still shocks to the very core
Three Mile Island
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Laurie Taylor column
Inbox - Maureen Lupping14@wanadoo... Dear Maureen URGENT. Please don't disregard this email because of the name and address. This is Gordon Lapping here in France. LAPPING. I couldn't get through to...
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Leader: Tightening up or dumbing down?
When is a move to improve courses an incitement to dumb down assessment standards? Answer: when academics think it is. On the face of it, Middlesex University's policy of instituting a review and...
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Leader: UK faces testing times
Cambridge's tests of thinking skills (TSAs) are too new for anyone to be certain that they are a better predictor of subsequent academic success than A levels, but the early signs are promising....
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US lessons and Laura Spence 1
You rightly say that British universities are competing with their US counterparts ("Global rivalry is good for students", Leader, August 6). But the contest is an unequal one. Harvard University's...
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US lessons and Laura Spence 2
I grow increasingly weary of ploughing through acres of newsprint devoted to what is fast becoming an annual event - the furore surrounding the latest Oxbridge rejectee who claims their mistreatment...
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US lessons and Laura Spence 3
I am pleased to hear that Laura Spence has decided to pursue further studies at a British university. I would, however, have been happier if you had made clear that the Commons Education Select...
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US lessons and Laura Spence 4
Your article on the advantages of studying at US universities ("The lure of the broad horizon", August 6) stresses the appeal of a diverse curriculum. Many North American universities were modelled...
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A sneer is no solution
Frank Furedi's protestations about plagiarism would carry more weight if he were prepared to cite his university's policies as evidence (for or against) rather than jibing at distant institutions,...