Catherine Belsey, 1940-2021
Tributes paid to a scholar notable for ‘taking down the borders’ around the study of literature
Tributes paid to a scholar notable for ‘taking down the borders’ around the study of literature
Tributes paid to a Holocaust scholar who also produced an ‘immensely moving’ account of his traumatic childhood
Fresh doubt cast on Korean scientist's stem cell breakthrough South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-Suk's groundbreaking stem cell research was cast into fresh doubt today as a former collaborator said he...
Les Ebdon has enjoyed a distinguished career as an internationally acclaimed research chemist. Over the past 30 years, the Plymouth University deputy vice-chancellor has brought in more than £2.6...
Paul Muldoon was shovelling snow when his publisher called. Winning the 2003 Pulitzer prize for poetry came "as a complete shock and surprise and is a terrific honour", said the Princeton University...
This year's Reith lecturer, Tom Kirkwood, is Britain's foremost expert on how and why we grow old. Professor Kirkwood, 49, is a fan of interdisciplinary research. He started life as a mathematician,...
Tributes paid to a geneticist whose ‘trailblazing science’ was matched by her ‘fearlessness’ in calling out discrimination
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
‘Lock in’ funding boosts through legislation and abandon punitive auditing measures, Senate committee submissions say
Former Ohio State president pledges focus on pandemic, race and environment
As cases hit new highs, institutions confront costly implications
Covid-19 ushered in a very different first 100 days for new University of Auckland head Dawn Freshwater
Pressure to support diversity efforts and BAME students drives ethnic minority women to take on unrewarded duties to the detriment of their career progression and mental health, academics say
Despite boasting years of experience in industry, scholars with professional backgrounds can find it hard to get ahead
The hunt for a new UK research supremo continues, apparently after the shortlisted candidates failed to pass muster