Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the publication of Jack Zipes' Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, a milestone in fairy tale studies that challenged a century of scholarship on the...
David Gewanter applauds a literary - and scientific - exploration of the Bard's poetic longevity
Computers have not eclipsed manual board war gaming. This is the strong message delivered in Philip Sabin's Simulating War. This book is about war gaming, and if you are expecting a traditional...
Leon Trotsky remains a compelling and controversial figure for historians, with two major biographies since 2009. Bertrand Patenaude's Stalin's Nemesis: The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky is a...
Jon Turney on one scientist's successful efforts to resist the relentless assaults of the denialists
"Man, when he enters the world, is naturally led to inquire who he is, whence he comes; whither he is going; for what purpose he is created..." So wrote Carl Gustav Linnaeus in 1788 and it is very...
In mathematics, numbers such as 0, ±1, ±2, ±3 are called integers, and ratios of two integers such as 1/3 and -2012/2011 are called rational numbers. Number theory is a branch of mathematics, and...
Cengage's plans to digitise the 19th century could open up a whole new world, finds Matthew Reisz
Higher education MBA fetes 10th year as sector's need for 'strategy' rises. David Matthews writes
The countdown to the eighth annual ߣߣÊÓƵ Awards begins this week, with a call for entries from universities across the UK.
United StatesLaws of physicsA physicist at the University of California, San Diego has used an academic paper to escape a $400 (£250) traffic fine. Dmitri Krioukov, who was accused of failing to obey...
The overreaction of university managers to the impact agenda is narrowing the kinds of research scholars feel able to carry out, academics have warned.
Undergraduate retentionLet them know they're not aloneCreating "a culture of belonging" within universities is the key to improving student retention, a study has indicated. The recommendation was...
LEVERHULME TRUSTPhilip Leverhulme Prize These prizes, with a value of £70,000 each, are awarded to outstanding scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their field....
Headhunters cannot expect academics to help them fill senior roles without remuneration, argues Ron Johnston