What women look like is often more important than what they do. That this is still sadly the case, 20 years on from the publication of Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth, is exemplified by Liverpool, the...
Michael King sees flaws in this rhetorical critique of the West's moral response to Islamist terrorism
If you thought musical tales of misogynistic violence were the sole preserve of heavy metal bands, think again. As this edited volume illustrates, such narratives were also evident in songs such as...
Most historians will recognise the back cover of this book: it shows a worker with a stick and a basket, smoking and walking, with an early steam train in the background. It is the picture that used...
A biographical ode to a fine Romantic soars above publishing restraints, writes Duncan Wu
On 11 May 1812, something unique in English history occurred: the prime minister was assassinated. He was Spencer Perceval, shot dead by John Bellingham, who was tried and hanged within a week of the...
As a glance at any issue of this magazine shows, higher education is increasingly a global phenomenon. But globalisation poses particular challenges. Put crudely, is higher education to be a means of...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Text offenders
Bryn MawrSusan SuttonA scholar who moved over to the "dark side" of university administration has been appointed senior adviser for international initiatives at her alma mater. Susan Sutton will join...
British worker ants are socially docile and "apathetic" compared with their "aggressive" Spanish relatives, researchers have found. Scientists from the University of Leicester discovered that the...
The University Heads of the Valleys Institute, a project to plug gaps in higher education provision across Wales, has been launched. The institute is formed by a partnership between the University of...
A private provider has made the bold claim that as many as half a million people could be studying its online MBA programme through Facebook within a year. The London School of Business and Finance...
A medical trial that could transform the way paramedics treat stroke victims is under way. The study, led by Newcastle University, local hospitals and ambulance services, will enable paramedics to...
Welsh scientists are working on a new sensor designed to detect airborne explosives, narcotics and chemical and biological agents that will be tested in airports. The researchers are based at Bangor...
A university is offering potential students the opportunity to enrol on a "bite-sized" course to see whether higher education is for them. The University of Derby will launch its 12-week introductory...