The mood music from Brighton this week has been all sombre pomp and circumstance. The prime minister and the chancellor are readying the country for war - for soldiers' deaths and higher taxes. As...
Where are the UK's Chomskys, Sontags and Saids? Frank Furedi mourns the demise of Britain's public intellectuals and the rise of the safe university 'expert'. At a recent discussion about the future...
If you are interested in "an advanced general education and life as a public intellectual", Florida Atlantic University may be for you. Since 1999, it has offered a PhD in comparative studies for...
The radical Islamic sects that threaten to derail Pakistan's commitment to the war on terrorism are a result of the country's efforts to counter India's regional supremacy, writes Ian Talbot. On...
...so how can we make war on those we call terrorists? asks David Whittaker The rhetoric from Washington about "taking out" terrorism is a predictable response provoked by the anger and grief that...
Desire for vengeance will not end terrorism. The US must tackle it by attacking poverty and inequality worldwide, says Stanley Aronowitz. After all the talk of revenge and crusades, the posting of...
Poetry anthologies are hotbeds of controversy, exciting rows over who's in and who's out. Peter Middleton on the latest addition. An 80-something American poet once asked me with considerable pathos...
Guildhall Students oppose merger plans Students at London Guildhall University are opposing its planned merger with the University of North London and are threatening occupations if they are not...
Today's main story All students will be forced to pay a graduate tax under government plans to restore grants, in an embarrassing retreat from one of Labour's key education reforms. University...
Vietnam minister predicts surge in college enrolments Enrolments at universities and colleges across Vietnam will surge by 20 per cent over the next four years, education...
Brazil brings in race quotas Brazilian academics have hit out against government plans to combat discrimination against the country's black-skinned population, the largest outside Africa, by...
The Times A full-scale review of university fees and loans has been ordered in an attempt to find the fairer system of student funding demanded yesterday by Tony Blair. Graham Zellick, vice-...
Quicker work permits for overseas students Overseas students who graduate in the United Kingdom will be able to apply for a work permit without leaving the country. This is one of the measures to be...
IoP offers 'solution' to physics teacher dearth A physics degree that requires neither physics nor mathematics A-level could solve the chronic teacher shortage in physics, suggests a report out this...
The Guardian Chelsea Clinton enrols for a masters degree at Oxford University next week, but is she making a big mistake? Prominent dons are beginning to think the unthinkable about Britain's oldest...