The Future of History
I've never met John Lukacs, but he sounds like the kind of man it would be fun to argue the toss with over a pint or two in the pub. Author of more than 30 books written over six decades, the...
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Collateral Damage: Social Inequalities in a Global Age
Les Gofton considers a worldview of broken dreams and thwarted projects, tempered by hope
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A Hermit's Cookbook: Monks, Food and Fasting in the Middle Ages
A few years ago, a colleague offered a new undergraduate module called Food and Eating in the Middle Ages, only to find herself teaching a 30-strong cohort of anorexics, bulimics and assorted food...
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Joining the Resistance
In principle, I enjoy books that mix autobiographical reflections with theory, and here Carol Gilligan offers an articulate musing on human development, morality and sex. But I found the pace rather...
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Fix eyes on education prize
Hertfordshire v-c advises academy not to get distracted by the extras. Sarah Cunnane writes
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Top European nations in physics
Top European nations in physicsData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 2001-28 February 2011Euro rankWorld rankCountryPapers CitationsImpact11Switzerland18,...
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YouTube star headhunted for science ambassador post
Royal Society role for the internet's favourite chemistry professor. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Ethical donationsReject tobacco cash, urges CRUKDurham University has been asked by a senior official at Cancer Research UK to return funding from British American Tobacco. The firm donated £125,000...
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News in Brief
ߣߣÊÓƵWe'll stop the journal gamesThe ߣߣÊÓƵn government is to ditch a ranking of journals used as part of a national research assessment programme completed for the first time earlier this...
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When globalisation's dream meets complex Chinese reality
US lecturer highlights the politics and pros and cons of working in China. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe Wellcome TrustThe first recipients will each receive a grant of between £1 million and £3 million, with the total allocation worth £56 million. The awards are intended to...
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Misaligned targets
The road to hell is paved with good policy intentions, says Mike Boxall: the academy needs the right incentives to deliver public benefits
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Private challenge a major influence on London Met fees
And more institutions will soon follow its lead in offering 'affordable' charges, v-c tells John Morgan
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Grayling's plans for tutorials with the stars receive poor notices from disgruntled critics
A huge row erupted this week over plans for a new private college that will charge £18,000 a year for one-to-one Oxbridge-style tutorials and lectures from "celebrity professors".The New College of...
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Aberystwyth's whole new slant on taking your work home
The idea of an academic who cannot get enough of their students and wants to see them over the breakfast table might be expected to provoke laughter or set the alarm bells ringing.But under a scheme...