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Ian Stewart's research into biomechanics has revolutionised the field. A road trip, a book review request and a Texan rodeo led to his revelation
Ian Stewart's research into biomechanics has revolutionised the field. A road trip, a book review request and a Texan rodeo led to his revelation
Increasing demand for university places is not being met. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong
Monuments did not make the headlines when the Pakistan Government recognised the Taliban takeover of the Swat Valley in February. This was understandable, as the closure of girls' schools, the fate...
Countries around the world are looking to a European shake-up of higher education as a model for reform of their own systems, a conference was told. Michael Gaebel of the European University...
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe MRC is providing about £7 million to establish three regional hubs that will give UK researchers access to high-throughput DNA sequencing machines. The cutting-edge...
Donald MacRaild admires a novel account of the rise of the Anglo-world
Felipe Fernández-Armesto says we must choose our commemorations wisely
Joint degree programmes offered by universities across international borders have enjoyed an "explosion" in popularity - but they face "vexing questions about accreditation, recognition and...
'Redistribution of brains' on cards as US and UK struggle to cope with the recession, writes Phil Baty
In the 25 years since the iconic film adaptation of George Orwell's dystopia, US society has crept ever closer to its bleak vision of paranoia, surveillance, perpetual war and unthinkingness, fears...
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILThe AHRC research grants schemes are intended to support well-defined research projects to enable individuals to collaborate with, and bring benefits to, other...
China is hungry for Western-style universities, not least to fuel its economy. Phil Baty reports on the efforts to uproot corruption and bureaucracy and build a dynamic and vibrant world-class system
The assertion that there are too many Americans in UK university development offices misses the point ("Americans are 'taking over'?", 11 September).Professionals from the other side of the Atlantic...
Teenagers: A Natural History by David Bainbridge, university clinical veterinary anatomist, University of Cambridge. Portobello Books, £13.99, ISBN 97818461212"The selling point is that David...
A relative in his early thirties about to finish an economics degree has told me that cheating at universities is rampant.Plagiarism is commonplace and many students buy essays and submit them as...