The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library, by Edward Wilson-Lee
Book of the week: An erudite biography of Christopher Columbus’ illegitimate son impresses Alexander Samson
Book of the week: An erudite biography of Christopher Columbus’ illegitimate son impresses Alexander Samson
New book from University of Cambridge academic considers how Shakespeare became a powerful presence from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar
Scholars and senior sector figures reveal the books they’ll be reading over the summer break – for work or pleasure or both – in part two of our annual round-up of holiday reads
Matthew Reisz considers why we are still talking obsessively about the playwright 400 years after he shuffled off this mortal coil
Members of the higher education community tell us about two books they plan to take on holiday: a new must-read and a classic worthy of a second look
A group of scientists and advocates for science published a letter in The Times on 22 May setting out “our support for the EU, its scientific direction, and [the UK’s] continued membership”. The...
Michelle Harvey on inspirational advice to young researchers to stay true to their first love
Michelle Harvey agrees with inspiring advice to young science researchers to never forget what initially attracted them to the discipline
Seemingly lunatic exploits by eccentric explorers had a serious purpose, Robert J. Mayhew finds
A cutting critique of the sexism of neuroscience - the phrenology du jour - made Hilary Rose chuckle in agreement
I am glad that some of your respondents (THES, letters, November ) realised that I may not have been entirely serious in suggesting that genetic engineering could be used to abolish religious belief...
Nimrod - Sir James Wordie, Polar Crusader
Mary Quant, fashion designer, is to receive an honorary degree from Winchester School of Art today. Sir Stirling Moss has been awarded an honorary doctorate of technology from the University of...
Using tarpaulins and potato crates, polar explorers staged theatrical works to save their sanity in the frozen darkness, writes Mike Pearson. Early in 1903, Lieutenant Michael Barne rigged his sledge...