Another spending review, another report underlining the importance of universities to the economy. They would say that, wouldn't they? Up to a point, of course they would, but the analysis published...
Queen's University's Institute of Irish Studies is not to close ("Irish institute could close", THES , June 7). It is to be reinvigorated with significant extra resources that will allow it to draw...
I was glad to see that "racialism" is "as natural as sexual feelings between the opposite sexes". That's 10 per cent of the population we don't need to worry about, then. Zoë-Jane Playdon Co-chair...
I empathise with Alice Smyth in being "disillusioned with degrees" ("Why I...", THES , June 14). I too am in the casual labour market with a teaching degree, two masters and a PhD from the Open...
We can advance knowledge in many fields by studying the ways animals medicate themselves, says Cindy Engel Navajo and Blackfoot Indians say that one of their most powerful medicines was discovered by...
Why did the great scientific advances that transformed the world between the 13th and 17th centuries all occur in western Europe? Alan Macfarlane believes the answer is crystal clear. One of the most...
Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Anthropologists are more committed...
Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Anthropological research on famine...
Modern anthropology, the study of power in all its forms, is focusing on how elites and institutions affect individual lives and how the alienated can be empowered. Those poor and desperate enough to...
As the working week gets shorter, work-related stress appears to be on the rise. David Wainwright and Michael Calnan ask why. In February, an appeal court ruling overturned compensation payments of...
Ground down by departmental budget cuts? Eat more broccoli. Lost out on a crucial research grant? Walk for half an hour a day. Worried that your institution's restructuring plans will mean job losses...
English is as relevant as any subject. The world just needs to be told, says Bob Eaglestone. Something is rotten in the state of English. The study of literature and language is flourishing. It has...
The UK legal system found that writer David Irving had manipulated and falsified historical documents, but it also nearly scuppered an attempt by historian Richard Evans to publish his account of...
I was sorry to read about Alice Smyth's plight, but some of the problem is reflected in her references to her contact with careers advisers "before or since university". Didn't she use her careers...
Robin Dunbar has a narrow view of what biology is all about ("Biology in terminal condition", THES , June 14). Although it may be true that applications for straight biology are decreasing, the...