Departments: the ideal units of quality assessment
The standards of research and teaching would be best protected by department-based reviews, argues Roger Brown
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Plucked: A History of Hair Removal, by Rebecca M. Herzig
There’s a piggy in the middle of this gripping tale of depilation, finds Emma Rees
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Huxley’s Church & Maxwell’s Demon: From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science, by Matthew Stanley
Simon Underdown on the complicated process by which science replaced religion as means of explaining the world
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Sartre: A Philosophical Biography, by Thomas R. Flynn
Jane O’Grady on a survey of Sartre’s works and politics, and the contradictions they contained
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Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things Are, by Jennifer M. Groh
A detailed study of perception is a valuable primer on the subject, finds Tristan Bekinschtein
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Europe Entrapped, by Claus Offe
A German sociologist proposes that EU reform should be in the direction of revival, growth and social justice, explains Roger Morgan
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Poets and the Peacock Dinner: The Literary History of a Meal, by Lucy McDiarmid
Sandeep Parmar on an elaborate account of one moment in Modernism
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Blog: “Mega-faculties” are not the answer
David Phoenix explains why his institution is moving away from the model of big multidisciplinary departments
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Most graduates ‘do not stray far from home' for first job
More than two-thirds of all graduates stay close to home for their first job, a new report reveals
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Anne Glover criticises ‘push back’ in Brussels role
The European Commission’s former chief scientific adviser has spoken out about the ‘push back’ she said she received against her role in Brussels
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Anonymise admissions, says race equality report
University admissions should be anonymised to prevent a bias against black and ethnic minority students, a thinktank has said
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Government moves in response to fears over anti-terror bill
Proposed amendment seeks to emphasise importance of freedom of speech
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Student’s comment on female professor’s clothes prompts criticism
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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UUK attacks Labour on £6,000 fees
English vice-chancellors have warned Labour not to commit to lowering fees to £6,000, saying the policy would lead to funding cuts for universities
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Free Speech Rankings find restrictions at 80 per cent of universities
A new study has found restrictions on freedom of expression at four out of five UK universities