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Penguin Books, in collaboration with students at De Montfort University in Leicester, plan to create the world's first 'wiki' novel, concocted online by millions of contributors across the globe.

Critical acclaim

Alan Bennett feels passionately about education, he tells John Crace - from the issues he raises in The History Boys to 'morally wrong' university tuition fees.

How to give the past a future

Tristram Hunt: Alan Bennett's The History Boys portrays two very different teaching traditions. We should be giving pupils the best from both.

Studio sues student over 9/11 film

Paramount Pictures is to go to court over concerns that a 12-minute student art project, distributed free on the web, might be confused with its forthcoming $60m blockbuster about the September 11 attacks.

Lost in production

James Mottram charts how Hollywood swallowed independent cinema in The Sundance Kids, says Chris Petit.

University honours Hollywood star

Hollywood film star Michael Douglas is to receive an honorary degree from St Andrews University for his contribution to British film.

Give us back our crown jewels

Our taxes fund the collection of public data - yet we pay again to access it. Make the data freely available to stimulate innovation, argue Charles Arthur and Michael Cross.

BBC Jam off to a sticky start

The BBC's online curriculum has gone live amid accusations that the free material is not sufficiently distinctive from commercially available resources, reports Sean Dodson.