Riding shotgun into frontierland
This week The THES celebrates its 25th anniversary. Those 25 years have seen a revolution in British higher education and The THES, riding shotgun, has grown and prospered. Our special anniversary...
This week The THES celebrates its 25th anniversary. Those 25 years have seen a revolution in British higher education and The THES, riding shotgun, has grown and prospered. Our special anniversary...
Lee Smolin aims to breathe new life into cosmology by borrowing concepts from biology, notably natural selection. Ayala Ochert reports When cosmologist Lee Smolin turned to biology for inspiration...
In response to Max Beloff's disparaging article about media studies and other vocational courses being only fit for keeping people off the streets (THES, August 9), may I add the following? We offer...
A new study suggests that cultural attitudes may affect perceptions of child sex abuse, adding to the difficulties social work lecturers face in teaching students how to spot and deal with the...
Reductionism holds that even the most complicated processes can be explained in simple scientific terms. Steven Rose begs to differ Reductionism is a portmanteau word; its multiple meanings generate...
Source: Corbis Dirk Van Damme considers the most improved universities in the rankingsWhat is the profile of the institutions that will most warmly welcome the publication of the World University...
16 September 2010 Like them or loathe them, says former National Union of Students president Wes Streeting, rankings can benefit students as institutions look to boost their standing There are...
Source: Alamy Russia is funding a transformative programme to establish a notable presence for its universities in global rankings, explains Alexander Povalko. Project 5-100 is a recent initiative...
Engineering graduates are failing to match unqualified executives as top managers because they are "conceptual golfers" rather than "conceptual tennis players". This message came from Richard Barry,...
16 September 2010 The UK academy still punches above its weight, but for how long? Steve Smith says the government must invest or face the consequences I am delighted, but not surprised, to learn...
16 September 2010 The UK academy still punches above its weight, but for how long? Steve Smith says the government must invest or face the consequences I am delighted, but not surprised, to learn...
It may seem counter-intuitive that a renowned technology institute should be the world's top university in the social sciences, but it should not be too surprising: the Massachusetts Institute of...
Cinema's relationship with food runs the gamut from custard-pie fights to the Last Supper, Ian Christie explains One of the earliest British fantasy films is entitled A Big Swallow. Made around 1901...
The Collected Works of P.A.M. Dirac
In the 1980s Britain went indicator mad. Every institution was subjected to the attentions of managers and auditors compiling new performance indicators to set budgets, measure progress and turn the...