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  1. Pennies for your thoughts

    If UK universities do not stop the culture of audit and do not secure full funding for the sector, humanities may go the way of the dinosaur, says Martin McQuillan. Let us say right from the...

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  2. You don't have to be a gay Jew, but it probably helps

    Computer hacking, 'gay'-days and kosher kitchens are all part of the mix as America's universities strive to recruit the nation's most promising students. Stephen Phillips reports. University...

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  3. In tune with the masses

    As this year's Edinburgh Festival celebrates the Scottish political song, Chris Wood asks what makes an anthem inspire allegiance. Things can only get better" was the message that blared from every...

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  4. A Plumb with an acerbic aftertaste

    Jeremy Black considers whether an obituary that eulogises its subject and glosses over the dirt failsin its mission. How should historians record and discuss the life, work and influence of those who...

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  5. Just a plaything for your pet cat?

    Animals are not merely passive 'others' in our world, argues Erica Fudge. In fact, by their very 'otherness' they help us define ourselves - as well as drive our technology. When I play with my cat,...

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  6. Would you fail the Trades Description Act?

    Universities should stop producing promotional material that resembles travel brochures, says Frank Furedi. I have a lot sympathy for 54-year-old Mike Austen. Last month, this mature law student won...

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  7. Postcards from a broader mind

    Mandy Garner, in the latest of our series on tourism, is staggered to discover the hard graft involved in travel writing. The image of the travel writer is one that appeals to many: the lone voyager...

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  9. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel by a Nobel laureate born in Lorain, Ohio: "He believed he was safe." The winner receives a £25...

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