Realistic expectations
Jurassic Park's dinosaurs showed the dramatic potential of virtual reality but set unattainable standards for the technology's more everyday uses. John Vince explains. Virtual reality systems should...
Jurassic Park's dinosaurs showed the dramatic potential of virtual reality but set unattainable standards for the technology's more everyday uses. John Vince explains. Virtual reality systems should...
Marking by computer is proving a boon to academic staff. John Davies reports Essential equipment if you are studying subjects such as chemistry or biochemical sciences at Kingston University: a 2B...
Randolph Nesse continues The THES's debate on the impact of Darwinism by arguing that much of what medicine terms disease or breakdown is in fact a defence the body has evolved to protect itself from...
Christina Preston reports on a Chilean initiative to enrich and protect oral cultures through a multimedia network for teacher training in the country's poorest areas. The Mapuche Indian tribes in...
Martin Rees describes how cosmologists aim to set our solar system in a grand evolutionary scheme by describing a cosmic history probably beginning with a'big bang'. Whilst this planet has been...
The World Reputation Rankings measure an increasingly vital element in the social-network age, say Phil BatyReputation is subjective, messy and nebulous, but it matters deeply in today's...
In the strict legal sense, a university's "brand" consists of a combination of its name, associated goodwill, related design elements and reputation. In the UK, these intangible elements are...
16th September 2010 Jonathan Adams wants academic feedback on the rankings revolution Thomson Reuters' data and analyses for Times Higher Education's World University Rankings were drawn from our...
Source: Alamy Wendy Purcell explains how and why university newcomers worldwide are offering bold new academic flavours. Older is better: well, that is what they say about wine – and what they used...
Phil Baty explains how the 100 Under 50 ranking was created and emphasises the dynamism of the table When we asked our international expert advisers what age they thought characterised a "young"...
6 October 2011 Phil Baty describes the methodological refinements that have made the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate and comprehensive No project that seeks to reduce the amazing variety of...
16 September 2010 Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of course, rather crude to...
16 September 2010 Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of course, rather crude to...
6th October 2011 Phil Baty describes the methodological refinements that have made the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate and comprehensive No project that seeks to reduce the amazing variety of...