Cover Photograph—A 93-year-old former vicar and train enthusiast, Reverend Edgar Dowse is reportedly the oldest person in the world to earn a PhD. He received a doctorate in March 2004 from the London School of Theology, whose degrees are validated by Brunel University, UK. This is Doctor Dowse’s seventh degree in higher education. Copyright © 2004 by Sally Trussler, Brunel University