Psychology's Ghosts: The Crisis in the Profession and the Way Back
Too many mental-health professionals are blind to context, believes Steven Schwartz
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The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese People Fear the Future
One of the great unknowns of the modern world is Chinese public opinion. In the quite recent past, government officials and various interested parties abroad could airily declare that all Chinese...
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The Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship with Food
Eating is not only a complex physiological process; it is a complex cognitive process, too. It begins with chewing, which is controlled by what is called the "central pattern generator" in the...
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Look in thy iPad, tell the face thou viewest: let's get it on
Comprehensive app tackles Shakespeare's strange tools for seduction. Matthew Reisz reports
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Dead sexy, or why oldest taboo may have been buried (at least for now)
Bath conference considers 'dying in the digital age'. Matthew Reisz offers his condolences
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News in brief
United StatesEnrolling bonus still out of boundsThe US Court of Appeals has upheld a federal rule barring for-profit institutions from paying recruiters bonuses linked to the number of students they...
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We'll build firm foundations for academic independence
Libya plans campus construction and closer UK links as preparation for greater university autonomy, minister tells David Matthews
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Come join the collective
Research is a global effort, so all must sign the White House petition for open access, argues Cameron Neylon
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The best investment is in stakeholders, not shareholders
Aldwyn Cooper, head of Regent's College, explains why he has no plans to turn a profit if the institution gets degree-awarding powers
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News in brief
Open-access publishingWhite House petition hits targetA petition asking the Obama administration to implement an open-access mandate for all publicly funded research has reached the required number...
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Let us count the ways, sharpish
Elite to put a price on their greatness, rather than having it thrust upon them, writes Elizabeth Gibney
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Put that very nice £7bn cushion to work, Barclays tells the UK sector
'Conservative' client group must invest to continue outstanding performance. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Services and Delivery Research programme• Award winner: Rachel O'Hara• Institution: University of Sheffield• Value: £168,690Decision-making and safety in...
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From 'anarchy' to tragedy
Greece's academy is long overdue for reform, Giorgos Vavouranakis says, but Law 4009's discredited neoliberalism is not the answer
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Private providers set to go head to head with universities on places
Government set to cap loans and bring alternative providers under QAA scrutiny. David Matthews writes