Put that in your pipe and drink it
Humankind worked something of a miracle in the second half of the 20th century. Population trebled, and water consumption increased in proportion. The limits of our resources were tested. But we...
Humankind worked something of a miracle in the second half of the 20th century. Population trebled, and water consumption increased in proportion. The limits of our resources were tested. But we...
One IT institute’s dialogue with industry helps guarantee work for its graduates In a business park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, employers are beating down the door of a university to get their hands...
After nearly a decade of work, an international team of earthquake scientists has produced the first estimates of seismic hazard levels for the entire world.At a meeting of the American Geophysical...
The Boy behind the Mask
Michael Benton muses on our slippery past.
As the University of Melbourne implements a radical new higher education model, some UK universities are showing interest in following suit. Hannah Fearn reports. Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the...
Natural Environment Research Council- Award winner: A. W. G. Pike- Institution: University of Bristol, School of Arts- Value: £101,841Dating the Palaeolithic cave art of the Iberian peninsula by...
Science and the Indian Tradition
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector's development. The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings are a composite measure in which six...
BIOGRAPHY- Leni Riefenstahl: A LifeBy Jurgen Trimborn, professor of film, theatre and art history, University of CologneI. B. Tauris, £14.99. ISBN 9781845116446Trimborn uses detailed research and his...
Asian English-taught courses growing A growing number of university courses in Asia are being taught in English, a paper from an international higher education research organisation has said. The...
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector’s development.
Students and employers are increasingly dictating the courses that universities offer, as witnessed by the rise of business-related and TV-inspired subjects such as forensic science. But how far...
? = Review forthcomingARCHAEOLOGY- Rome and Environs: An Archaeological GuideBy Filippo Coarelli, professor of Greek and Roman antiquities, University of Perugia, translated by James J. Clauss,...
The Cat Orchestra and the Elephant Butler