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To write well, knowledge of other languages is crucial, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

The UK¡¯s only national humanities research festival has announced funding awards to 41 universities and cultural organisations

A new series of short films reveals the often unexpected books that have inspired scientists at Cambridge.

A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should ¡°go back to the womb¡± if they can¡¯t cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with

Study reveals 'international experience' also popular among  leaders around the world.

Academics at a British Academy event discuss the purpose of the history of political thought

The Red Barn murder, organ donation and grave re-use were topics at an academic seminar

In the workplace and at the ballot box, it is time to reject stale ideology, says Thomas Docherty

The British Academy has announced 34 awards for early career researchers under its new scheme

John Gilbey remembers the gifted, generous and genial creator of the Discworld universe

Frank Finlay considers the experience of the immigrant professor who held his post during the 1914-18 conflict

The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood

Despite her books, Warner never thought of herself as academic, she tells Matthew Reisz

Creative writing, often seen as a heretical branch of English studies, is split into sects. But such schisms are no sin, says Jonathan Taylor

View from leading scholar is among many put forward ahead of major prize recognising arts, humanities and social sciences

Jon Nixon asks what Arendt¡¯s work can tell us about the value of universities as places of thinking together

Poring over manuscripts in the Biblioteca Nazionale prompts Nicholas Till to consider the benefits of studying original documents in a digital age

The University of Manchester could not have chosen a worse time to consider closing Middle Eastern language courses, writes Hugh Williamson

Public funding in these subjects would be better spent on teaching, argues David Oldfield

Foreign flavours enrich the English tongue, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Belinda Jack examines the growing field and considers the therapeutic effects of poetry

The literary theorist talks about his 50-year career, the importance of low-minded virtues and the double act of Christianity and communism

Sheffield lecturer¡¯s production of Hazel Flagg with its Jule Styne score combines research, teaching and outreach

Seminar debates conflicting trends in the discipline as industry figures look beyond fluency

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare¡¯s Globe offers researchers insights into how Jacobean plays were received

John Sutherland, Sarah Churchwell and others pick books that capture truths about the sector

Ahead of the Being Human festival, the professor of American literature considers their importance

A new book claims to ¡®fill in the 30-year gap in Jesus¡¯ resum¨¦¡¯

Anthony Davis, the sponsor of prizes at Oxford and the University of London, explains why this form of bibliophilia must be encouraged

Symposium hears of efforts to build broad-based humanities study on British soil

Scholarship can be a fearsome activity, as Chris Walsh discovered when he set out to investigate the figure of the coward

With utilitarianism on the rise, we must reaffirm the value of the liberal arts, says Frank Furedi

Alan Ryan on fears that Silicon dreams and start-ups might leave humanities in the dark

Eminent sociologist Ken Plummer captures 50 tales of a groundbreaking department

The academic discipline is invaluable in detecting and debunking myths about the past and future, say Jo Guldi and David Armitage

Memoria di Shakespeare¡¯s new editors backtrack on acceptance of Oxfordian academic¡¯s paper

A historian mulls modern and ancient soldiers¡¯ susceptibility to PTSD

Lack of succession planning is eroding research base, says head of Institute of Modern Languages Research

The economist urges the UK to study a shift to subjects that lead to highly paid jobs

Two leading theologians have criticised the closure of several postgraduate theology and ministry programmes at King¡¯s

Archive of Lake Distrtict dynasty also ¡®invaluable¡¯ for scholars studying John Ruskin and Arthur Ransome

Elisabeth Kendall¡¯s work on jihadist poetry led to tribespeople seeking her expertise

Student claims University of the Arts London failed her work because it was not ¡®clean, saleable art¡¯

The importance of a durable European study infrastructure is explored in the book Facing the Future

More than 40 academics have been newly elected as fellows of the British Academy

An academic staging an immersive production of Moby-Dick discusses research and art

Lucinda Newns confronts frictions within the discipline and her own unease at a lack of non-white voices

Universities have a crucial role to play in ¡°a national recovery programme¡± to improve the level of Britain¡¯s linguistic skills.

Is it time to stop picking over the scandals of Paul de Man¡¯s life and focus on his critical work? asks Martin McQuillan

At a British Academy debate, David Sweeney urges the sector to focus on producing graduates who will engage with society

Digital literacy can enhance humanities research as well as the skill set of graduates

A. W. Purdue on the battles among academics over the conflict¡¯s place in history

Sea monsters are inspiring new critical theory and can even be a useful tool in the seminar room, says Roger Luckhurst

Which fairy tale is the greatest of them all? Sally Feldman on enduring themes

Seminar on strategies to tackle parlous state of discipline in UK told to note recent recovery of Classics

Christopher Bigsby on the hardships and high points of life under canvas

Melissa Terras to call for ¡®better communication¡¯ of benefits

Ignorance of one¡¯s native English means other languages and cultures are a closed book, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

A postcolonial scholar began a troubling quest after learning about his father¡¯s role in counterinsurgency in India

The continuing impact of historian Eric Hobsbawm was celebrated at a major conference held this week.