Inside Higher Ed: Dishonourable conduct?
By Allie Grasgreen, for Inside Higher Ed
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Tory MP attacks Ebdon over latest access comments
The new director of the Office for Fair Access, Les Ebdon, has been accused by an MP of "salivating" at the prospect of handing fines of up to £500,000 to universities that miss targets for widening...
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London Met students could get temporary reprieve
International students at London Metropolitan University could be given a year to continue their course if the institution is given a chance to challenge its recent student visa ban.
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Government pledges £10 million to aid open-access move
The government has pledged an extra £10 million to help the 30 most research-intensive universities manage the transition to full open access.
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THE World University Rankings most widely recognised
The ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings are the most widely recognised and widely used rankings among international students, new research has found.The international student recruitment...
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The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
An exploration of the dark side of the neuroscience force leaves Tristan Bekinschtein hungry for more
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Is American Science in Decline?
The popular narrative of US intellectual decay proves wide of the mark, James Wilsdon writes
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Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ
In its earliest form, the music and culture of hip hop boasted five key areas of activity: break-dance, graffiti, rap, DJ'ing and knowledge. Each of these so-called tenets of hip hop has come under...
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Foundations of the American Century: The Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the Rise of American Power
This book is a useful addition to the scholarly sub-literature on what philanthropic foundations do, how they do it and, according to the Marxist and Gramscian ideological traditions, why they do it...
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Like a Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex
Sarah Conner is diverted by the idea of a future in which sperm is no longer a reproductive prerequisite
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A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman
During an appearance on a US talk show in 1980, the novelist Mary McCarthy was asked to name the writers she considered most overrated. At the top of her list was Lillian Hellman, the playwright,...
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
The Qing imperial government categorised the Taiping conflict of 1851-64 as a mere rebellion but, as Stephen Platt points out in this lucid and gripping account, in fact it was a major civil war, one...
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Land of market differences: it's not 'deviant', just Welsh
Funding council chief says managed sector suits Wales' size and aims. David Matthews writes
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Why we'd all miss collegiality
In a new globalised academy, scholars still want to rub along together, Matthew Reisz hears in Berlin
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News in brief
Postgraduate studyShame about the face timeNine out of 10 taught postgraduate students are happy with their course - but they are less satisfied with levels of contact time, new research shows....