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...
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Pinpointing science's fertile clusters and danger zones
Paul Jump reports on a new way to spot strong and weak centres for research performance
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News in brief
Teaching and learningHEA distributes £1.5m in grantsThe Higher Education Academy is offering £1.5 million over the next year in teaching development grants, which are designed to support innovation...
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More than just a Book at Bedtime
Humanities' value is not calculable in media buzz and 'impact', forum hears. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
United StatesTop of the terror classA former student of a US community college has risen to the upper echelons of al-Qaeda's global operations, security officials have said. According to the US...
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The Danish gambit: online access, even during exams
Novel Scandinavian strategy to tackle cheating is 'no soft option'. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Council of Europe 'concern' for Belarus academy
Concern for academics and students in Belarus came to a head at a recent meeting of the Council of Europe's steering committee for higher education and research.As ߣߣÊÓƵ has reported...