Pills, Power, and Policy: The Struggle for Drug Reform in Cold War America and its Consequences
Sergio Sismondo on Big Pharma's use of its political muscle to avoid regulation in the US
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The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads
This delightful, literally lightweight book takes you on a brief journey from Brindisi in the heel of Italy's boot to Rome; but what an engaging journey! Robert Kaster and his wife travelled the...
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English Nationalism and Euroscepticism: Losing the Peace
Englishness has long been a puzzle both to philosophers and to historians. As long ago as 1741, David Hume declared: "The English, of any people in the universe, have the least of a national...
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Between the lines of a tale of murder and motive
A debate over 90-year-old Irish killings illuminates historians' conflicting roles. Matthew Reisz reports
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Super-skinny models won't supersize the profits
Academic's research makes compelling case for 'diversity in fashion'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Governance track for man who helped privatise the UK's railways
Sir Nick Montagu of the CUC talks to John Morgan about regulation, remuneration and accountability
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News in brief
United StatesDegree dividends: long lifeParticipation in higher education is linked to better health habits and longer life, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Riot act read as Québecois reject higher tuition fees
Tear gas and baton charges fail to cow student protests. Nathan M. Greenfield reports
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Overseas squeeze makes up for losses elsewhere
Data showing that ߣߣÊÓƵn universities have continued to increase their revenue from overseas fees despite recent falls in applications have prompted a debate over rising charges.
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILFollow-on Fund• Award winner: Tim Chatterton• Institution: University of the West of England• Value: £34,941Enriching understanding of climate and energy-related...
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Heartbreak hotels
Rudeness, indifference and discomfort: travelling in the UK has convinced Mary Evans that all sanity has fled from the public world
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Barclays bids to fill the postgraduate student loans gap
As bank talks to BIS, critics ask how a 'risk-share' plan will further fair access. John Morgan writes
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Path to university title smoothed as threshold lowered to 1,000 students
The government is set to push ahead with plans to create a new generation of universities by lowering the qualifying threshold for university title from 4,000 to 1,000 students.
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Dig deep and be dead famous
Crime writers aid Dundee drive by offering donors chance to star as a stiff. David Matthews reports
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BIS considers private role in overseas growth
The government is consulting Goldman Sachs on how to help universities attract private funding to finance overseas ventures.