Aristotle is lecturing in the Lyceum about what constitutes the nature of a great man. His pupils, among them Robert Faulkner, take notes. Suddenly, Aristotle breaks off. "There!" he says, pointing...
Clare Chambers has written an interesting, important, wide-ranging and well-argued book that contains a controversial proposal that will, no doubt, be widely debated.Her book is unusual in two...
1. Banking and Capital Markets Companion: Fourth Edition by Gerald Montagu and Colin PaulLaw Matters, £29.95. ISBN 97818464101542. Project Management: The Managerial Process (with MS Project CD and...
Budget rise of 3.4 per cent aids knowledge transfer, but academic job cuts are feared. Tariq Tahir reports
Aberdeen reforms could offer students all-round education in arts and sciences, writes Tariq Tahir
Islamic studies academics must leave their "ivory towers" and "get their hands dirty" if the discipline is to fulfil its role as a Government-mandated "strategic" subject, an academic has said.Ron...
White Paper charges universities with an even bigger role in sparking and developing innovation for the good of the wider economy. John Gill reports
The Government has committed an extra £60 million to adult skills training in its 2008 Budget.It said the extra investment would "provide new opportunities for people to realise their talents, offer...
Academic who signed agreement can still take action against Essex. Melanie Newman writes
Plans have been launched by the University of Bradford in conjunction with Bradford College to create a £750 million "learning quarter" in the city, including new student accommodation, shops, public...
The bus company owned by the University of Hertfordshire, Uno, is to take over the St Albans operation of a major Midlands bus company. Uno has acquired 22 buses from Centrebus, thereby expanding its...
Scientists talk to the public out of a positive sense of civic responsibility, according to new research published in the journal Science Communication.Researchers at the universities of Manchester...
A postgraduate Medical Institute has been launched at Anglia Ruskin University. The institute, led by medical academics in partnership with 11 NHS trusts from around the east of England, is intended...
New research into the social bookmarking site del.icio.us has been launched at the University of East Anglia. The project will encourage undergraduates to use the site to improve their research and...
A ten-year multidisciplinary global programme will examine challenges facing resource-rich economies and trade relations between the Gulf states. The Kuwait Programme on Development, Governance and...