Brazil the first stop for Midlands partners
A joint mission to Brazil is taking place this week, the first step of a groundbreaking partnership between the universities of Birmingham and Nottingham.The two institutions, which collectively have...
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Service point made as De Montfort announces support cuts
About 190 support-staff jobs are at risk at De Montfort University, prompting warnings that students will shun institutions seen as having “cheap and cheerful” support services.The university has...
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School of Pharmacy to merge with UCL
A controversial merger between two University of London colleges is to take place after the governing body of the School of Pharmacy approved a plan to become part of University College London from...
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Almost 100 admin posts to go at London Met
London Metropolitan University is to cut nearly 100 administration jobs and close two libraries in the latest blows at the institution.London Met staff yesterday received an email from Paul Bowler,...
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The Reason Why: The Miracle of Life on Earth
Lewis Dartnell considers the theory that complex life on our planet owes its existence to the Moon
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AfterWord: Conjuring the Literary Dead
Janet Todd discovers a few gems among some fictitious revelations from deceased authors
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Immigrant Nations
Paul Scheffer is renowned for his seminal 2000 article "The multicultural drama", which sparked a debate in Dutch politics on immigration and integration. He wrote of a lenient, generous Dutch people...
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Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture
Whether or not we have ever travelled there, we all "know" the old American South: the South of Gone with the Wind, Show Boat, Uncle Remus and Aunt Jemima. Karen Cox's Dreaming of Dixie shows us how...
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Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Entice gamers to tackle real-world problems? It's not a far-fetched idea to Harold Thimbleby
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The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
The humanities have long been the target of criticism for becoming too obscure, theoretical and self-reflective. These attacks seem unfair, although we humanists also know it is our job to change the...
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Democracy and Dissent: The Challenge of International Rule Making
Power is in the administration of everyday things, and nowhere is this epigram of Max Weber more evident than in the impenetrable jungle of international organisations. Frank Vibert's book provides a...
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Maths teaching seeks the formula for good graduates
Report finds that a focus on content does not address students' needs. Matthew Reisz writes
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The lesson of hardship: focus on what matters - the people nearest
Crisis has taught one v-c to prize civic engagement above academic reputation, Hannah Fearn hears
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An upturn in the downturn for MBA graduates worldwide
As MBA graduate career prospects recover, the student profile is shifting. Matthew Reisz reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Services Research programmeAward winner: Andrew StreetInstitution: University of YorkValue: £129,267Combining routinely collected data and patient...