Give the Devil his due, but he's still diabolic
Satan
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Eleven characters in search of a therapist
A Fractured Mind
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A state built on philosophy and military might
Iron Kingdom
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Reward and punishment: the goals that dictate how we feel
Emotions Explained
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a first novel by an author who said he was "too young to be a beatnik and too old to be a hippie": "...
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A warrior who lifted the crown
The Perfect King
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The sufferings of the women most cursed
Witch Craze
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Today's news
Stay-at-home students could undermine top colleges More students are choosing universities near their home in a trend that could undermine the traditional hierarchy of British universities, a higher...
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Scholars demand right to be offensive
Academics call for a change in law to ensure complete freedom of speech in universities. Phil Baty reports The "unrestricted liberty" to be offensive to others without fear of sanction forms the...
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Put on that tweed coat and let's rock
The traditional image of academics tends to be more Einstein than Elvis, but a Times Higher poll may be about to shake all that up. It suggests that 13 per cent of academics are in a band and that...
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'We must look again at how crofting can sustain people of rural Scotland'
Mark Shucksmith will help communities 'imagine their futures' as he leads a group examining Highland life As a rural sociologist, Mark Shucksmith is perhaps uniquely suited for his new role as chair...
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On the move...
* Carole Truman has been made professor of health and community studies at Bolton University. She was previously director of research training in arts and social sciences at Lancaster University. *...
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Uplift 'cheapens degrees' claim
University is attacked over plan to boost number of firsts in a bid to move up the league tables. Phil Baty reports Bangor University was accused this week of lowering its academic standards with a...
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Campus bid to ban racy 'totty' contests
An upsurge in "lads mag"-style events on campus and racy pictures on student websites has raised concerns among academic and student union leaders. Members of the University and College Union have...
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A touch-up job
A touch-up job: Andrew Cranny of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at Southampton University fine-tunes a prototype of the 'Remedi-Hand'. The prosthetic, which not only mimics the...