Despite the American automobile industry's catastrophic decline in popularity, profits and market share, there has been no shortage of scholarly analyses of its historical importance. If pioneering...
Wellington was once a town where espresso was dangerously pretentious, but an innovative alliance of galleries, libraries, archives and museums has helped rebrand the New Zealand city
Knights BachelorProfessor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran. Professor and head of obstetrics and gynaecology and president, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For services to medicine. (London...
The internet does not have to spell disaster for the publishing industry: Tara Brabazon visits the San Francisco bookstore that holds out hope
In this thought-provoking book, Amar Bhide challenges the "technonationalist" view that America's comparative advantage lies in technological leadership and the associated "alarmist" fears that, as...
Understanding Cultural GlobalizationAuthor: Paul HopperEdition: FirstPublisher: PolityPages: 240Price: ?50.00 and ?15.99ISBN 9780745635576 and 5583Hopper, reader in the School of Historical and...
The Government has become too focused on the role that universities can play in improving the skills of the UK workforce, at the expense of further education colleges, which are often better placed...
The dust jacket of this book proclaims that "the price of oil has doubled in less than two years. And it is still rising". Not now it isn't.In early 2008, US investment bank Goldman Sachs, at that...
As the blueprint for the RAE's replacement is fine-tuned, evolution rather than revolution looks set to be the hallmark of the research excellence framework. Zoe Corbyn reports on a work in progress
Jules Pretty unearths the roots of epic tales of life and death
The recession has intensified competition for university places, with degrees more vital than ever for gaining an advantage in a tough job market. As clearing begins, will the 'lost generation' be...
The London School of Economics has recruited Niall Ferguson to a chair in international history. Professor Ferguson, an academic historian, journalist and television presenter, holds positions at...
Vietnam$400m plan to climb rankingsIn a bid to climb the world university rankings, the Vietnamese Government has agreed in principle to spend $400 million (?268 million) on four new universities....
The University of Bradford has announced the appointment of Geoff Layer as its deputy vice-chancellor (academic). Professor Layer will be responsible for the direction of Bradford's academic affairs...
A professor of international law at the University of Leeds has been appointed to a key nature-conservation post in his native Nepal. Surya Subedi has been named a governor of the National Trust for...