Interview with Robert Bickers
The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China’s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party’s ‘historical nihilist’ label suits him
The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China’s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party’s ‘historical nihilist’ label suits him
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Platform to ‘continue developing’ an educational role after pilot broadcast in partnership with UCL
University of Salford exhibition dedicated to the subject of childbirth is expanded
One of the leading ecological researchers of his generation has died
A leading figure in the development of geographical information science has died
The regional university looks set to play an important role in the future of British higher education. But is it a good thing? Like buses, universities tend to arrive in groups. After Oxbridge came...
We speak to the new chair of the Council of Deans of Health
A competition that hopes to encourage more school children to study history of art at university reaches its finale this weekend following a series of eight regional heats.
Sarah Semple on the ritual and romance of this island story’s early chapters
One of England’s greatest devotional poets can now be better appreciated, writes Hugh Adlington
Hugh Adlington gains a greater appreciation of one of England’s greatest devotional poets
University of ManchesterFeeling peckish?Computer scientists have built a talking, tweeting chicken aimed at shaming dieters into sticking to their New Year's resolutions. The chicken sits in a...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Jules Pretty explores the oceans that haunt our imaginations