The separation of professions," wrote Adam Ferguson, friend to Adam Smith and the father of sociology, in 1767, "seems to promise improvement of skill, and is actually the cause why the productions...
Philosophy in the 20th century conceived of itself as distinct from empirical disciplines. Kwame Anthony Appiah's project is to bring economics, psychology and philosophy back together; to...
Rachel Muers on a work about the vital religious issues played out in women’s relationship to food
I shed tears because I couldn’t praise it as I wanted.” Hazlitt’s sad comment on Wordsworth’s Excursion stands as the epitaph to a great poem that readers have often found hard to like. For...
ArtThe Pacific Arts of Polynesia and MicronesiaBy Adrienne L. Kaeppler, curator of oceanic ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DCOxford University Press, £12.99ISBN 9780192842381 Featuring...
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a feminist treatment of American slavery:“I was born a slave; but I never knew it until six years of...
Task force considers reforms including mergers and abolishing SFC. Tariq Tahir reportsReforms aimed at creating one Scottish university that ranks among the world's top 20 institutions, and mergers...
LSE economist urges review of funding system and a higher fees cap, says Rebecca Attwood
Academy's chair tells Rebecca Attwood of five-year plan to help deliver 'highest quality learning'
Universities struggle to halt gossip that humiliates students and academics alike, writes John Gill
Every UK university should consider opening outposts abroad or expanding online course provision to overseas students to help secure their futures.That is the view of Kelvin Everest, director of...
And total numbers of students from non-EU countries up by 7 per cent. John Gill reports
INDIAUNIVERSITIES 'LACK HIGH STANDARDS'Only 30 per cent of Indian universities offer "high quality" education, according to a report by India's parliamentary estimates committee. It says: "It was...
Wellings looks to balance university interests with public good in IP review. John Gill reports
Survey reveals misunderstanding over further education qualifications, says Melanie Newman