Professor, which wine should I have with turkey?
An engineer works part time in Oddbins to indulge his passion for oenology. Olga Wojtas pays a visit
An engineer works part time in Oddbins to indulge his passion for oenology. Olga Wojtas pays a visit
Sheep have moved on since the nativity, says Frank Burnet as he ruminates on the ruminants with star quality to spare
By exerting steady upward pressure on quality, the RAE gave the UK much to celebrate and the world much to envy, says David Eastwood
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Oxbridge and the LSE top the table, but former polytechnics make huge leaps, writes Zoe Corbyn
- More than half of students are given the wrong A-level predictions, with boys most likely to be marked down, a study has found. As many as 55 per cent of students are given inaccurate estimates,...
Gary Day on life after the Army, teenagers and technology, lost childhoods and 90 years of the RAF

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The University of Cambridge is generally agreed to be the top performer, while the position of other institutions fluctuates across league tables. John Gill reports
Tara Brabazon argues that popularising serious ideas enlightens no one
From nativity scenes to Apollo 8 and Beagle 2, our eternal fascination with the heavens is never greater than at Christmas, recounts Colin Pillinger
Fourteen vice-chancellors from universities across Pakistan have visited Cranfield University's Bedfordshire campus to take part in a debate about global higher education. The visit was part of a ten...

As the findings of the final research assessment exercise are released, Times Higher Education has devised tables of excellence to rank institutions according to their subject successes and their...
Gloria Monday wonders about the dean’s motives in choosing the evening of the RAE results day for his annual Christmas party

At a time when writing on technology and the future is banal, Tara Brabazon discovers a new source of trenchant critical commentary