Virtuous circle
I would like to clarify that I do not "prize civic engagement above academic reputation" ("The lesson of hardship: focus on what matters - the people nearest", 12 May). Nor do I prize academic...
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A unipolar universe
Roger Luckhurst's preview of the Out of this World: Science Fiction but not as you know it exhibition ("Other-worldly wise, 12 May) engagingly presents science fiction as "a device for 'othering' the...
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Depressingly accurate
Plaudits to Gary Day for his ungainsayable verdict on the UK ("Love hurts", 19 May). "Was it all to end", asked William Morris, "in a counting-house on the top of a cinder-heap?" Morris would have...
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Higher study elevates chair
I suppose it was inevitable that a professor would write a history of chairs one day ("Sitting targeted", Campus round-up, 19 May).Peter B. Baker, London
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Film review: Le Quattro Volte
Duncan Wu is charmed by a plot inspired by Pythagoras and a star-studded cast of goats
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TV review: The Viking Sagas
The high drama of the Icelandic sagas reminds us how little we have changed, Gary Day learns
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John Barrett, 1943-2011
In addition to being a noted parasitologist, university lecturer and administrator, John Barrett was also known for his selfless dedication to others.Born on 21 October 1943, Professor Barrett gained...
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THE Scholarly Web
A weekly round-up of the best on the scholarly web
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Campus round-up
Nottingham Trent UniversityBuilding on an iconic pastSir David Attenborough has officially reopened two iconic university buildings. Nottingham Trent University's striking 1950s Newton Building and...
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Odds and quads
This Tippa model typewriter, silver fountain pen inscribed with the letter J, carved wooden box with record-player needles, brass knuckleduster and pipes made by Allen & Wright were all found in...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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26 May 2011
Don’t look back, look forward - David Willetts explains why change is both necessary and beneficial
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Mis-sent email’s killer line shocks student union officer
The chairman of the board of governors at London Metropolitan University has responded to a complaint from a students’ union officer by advising the vice-chancellor to “kill her with information and...
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The 2000th issue super duper competition extravaganza
Are you are a fan of: Glitz? Glamour? Free booze?
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Not such a capital idea: MPs critique London site for research centre
The Commons Science and Technology Committee has questioned the decision to locate the new UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London.