First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is written by a former cabin boy: " Call me Ishmael... " The winner receives a £25 Blackwell's voucher and the...
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Higher channels
John Davies assesses the week's broadcasting (all times pm unless stated). Pick of the week Piers Gough's survey of British architecture, The Shock of the Old, comes to a triumphant conclusion on...
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'Who do they want doing this time?'
Hugh Richards explains (below) what it is like to be a contributor The procedure has become familiar. The envelope, with its Oxford postmark, is extracted from the pile of bank statements, junk mail...
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Who could argue for a 50m rand telescope when an OAP hasn't received her pension?
South Africa's quest for social and political reconstruction is presenting the government with some tough choices. Health and housing for the black majority remain priorities, but the country's...
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In a climate of change
Scientist James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis met a hostile response in 1979 but, with the publication of his autobiography next week, it seems events have borne it out. Tom Wakeford reports Anyone who...
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Spreading the word on campus
Creative writing courses are more popular than ever. Graeme Harper explores the role of the university in nurturing new talent In 1979, fewer than a quarter of Cambridge undergraduates were women:...
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Sporting rivalry
Students can choose from almost 1,500 sports-related courses. But the tough competition for places means the discipline is no easy option, says Elaine Carlton The battle is hotting up in the sporting...
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On your mark, get set, grab...
Has campus sport turned into an elitist race for cash and a desperate exercise in profile-raising, or does the ideal of sport for all prevail? Alison Utley finds out University sport is suffering...
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New calls for new balls
Figures show that competitive sports are attracting more students than ever. And the growth is not just in the traditional team sports - there's been an explosion in minority and women's sports too,...
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No smarter than an ox?
They may be considered 'dumb', but sporting undergrads excel at juggling many demands, as Huw Richards finds out It was James Thurber who memorably defined the stereotype of the "dumb jock" in his...
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Up and running
Britain's medal count at the Atlanta Olympics was low, and it may not be much better at Sydney - but just wait for Athens in 2004. By then, we should see the benefits of work by universities and the...
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Year on year, the students and the changes add up
These charts and tables give a comprehensive picture of Britain's higher education system and its evolution over almost two decades. Compiling data is difficult. Before the Higher Education...
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Degrees of success
The British have not fared well in the sporting arena of late. So can a new interest in sport at universities really herald a golden age for British athletes? Elaine Carlton met an Olympic gold...
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The torch, baton and monograph
Every aspect of the Olympics, from its history to its effect on communities, is under scrutiny by Australian students and academics, writes Geoff Maslen Almost every team of athletes from the 200...
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Giving the college guys a chance
The US is healing a rift between two sporting bodies that has restricted top college athletes. Now, Jon Marcus reports, its Olympic team is seeing the benefits The traditional success of American...