Campus close-up: Coventry University
‘Captain Cyborg’ Kevin Warwick on how a new research focus and 200 extra staff can help the institution rise up the rankings
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The competing bids for Obama’s presidential library
Jon Marcus reports on the Chicago institutions battling it out for the Barack Obama presidential library and museum
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Sir David Eastwood, James Kneale, David Lewin, Lisa-Marie Shillito and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Terrorism awareness begins at home
Teachers can reveal the history of domestic terrorism and address its impact, says Lee Maril
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Tips for detecting and beating plagiarism
Lecturer Ann Rogerson on the telltale signs of the ghostwriter’s presence. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Face time with students in the digital age
Kevin Fong suggests ways of satisfying the contact time cravings of today’s Young Ones
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40 Years of Evolution: Darwin’s Finches on Daphne Major Island, by Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant
Tim Birkhead advocates long-term scientific studies, particularly for natural selection observations
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Listen in Terror: British Horror Radio from the Advent of Broadcasting to the Digital Age, by Richard J. Hand
Peter Hutchings is spooked by a collection of horror broadcasts from the 1920s to the present day
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Birth Control and the Rights of Women: Post-Suffrage Feminism in the Early Twentieth Century, by Clare Debenham
Carmel Quinlan on the social and cultural history of the birth control movement from 1921 to 1973
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Hard-Core Romance: Fifty Shades of Grey, Best-Sellers, and Society, by Eva Illouz
Laura Frost on the needs met by an erotic best-seller
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Embryos Under the Microscope: The Diverging Meanings of Life, by Jane Maienschein
Sally Lowell on our understanding of embryonic development and the possibilities and responsibilities that have arisen
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American Tax Resisters, by Romain D. Huret
Martin Daunton on the history of the anti-tax movement in America
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R&D investment fails to reach Europe 2020 targets
The UK and other European countries are underinvesting in research and development, according to a report from the European Commission
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Suspension of BITE’s visa licence ‘only temporary’
James MacAskill, principal of the private college, says suspension is down to a ‘misunderstanding’ by the Home Office
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Engage Competition winners feature zombies and sensory delights
Cardiff University’s CAER Heritage Project announced as overall winner for engagement with the public