More than mayhem
Alex Prichard considers the rebirth of anarchism as a scholarly subject, its future in an impact-oriented academy and its lessons for democracy
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The Speed Handbook: Velocity, Pleasure, Modernism, by Enda Duffy
Ironically, just as the American automobile industry falters, there have appeared several excellent books on its cultural, social and political dimensions, including Brian Ladd’s Autophobia: Love and...
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24 September 2009
Worldwide window - Does giving away courses and content pay off for universities?
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Terence Kealey: a response to criticism
In our issue of 17 September Terence Kealey was commissioned to write on ‘Lust’ for our feature on the seven deadly sins of academia. Following media attention today, we are happy to publish this...
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Tara Brabazon: NZ has more to offer than cheap lamb roasts
The closure of the Centre for New Zealand Studies has important repercussions for the future study of post-colonialism
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RAE sequel looks strangely familiar
REF consultation shows new assessment model does not represent a radical departure from its predecessor. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Bone professor faces GMC probe
Lead author falsely claimed ‘full access’ to data in study funded and co-authored by Procter & Gamble. Phil Baty reports
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Becoming a teacher is ‘too easy’, says think-tank
Demos report argues that the one-year PGCE is too short and has unacceptably low entry criteria. Melanie Newman reports
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Unannounced UK Border Agency inspections
This column has previously considered the UK Border Agency’s (UKBA) new points-based immigration system and its potential impact on educational institutions. Before the introduction of the points-...
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Cut student support and raise fees to preserve quality, says CBI
Task force’s call for ‘uncomfortable’ choices is condemned by the NUS and the UCU. Hannah Fearn reports
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It’s the stupidity, stupid
A course on ‘the most powerful determinant of human destiny’ strikes a nerve with the American media. Jon Marcus reports
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Standards chief criticises MPs over ‘complacency’ claims
But IUSS member replies that attacks on the Students and Universities report are ‘spurious nonsense’. Hannah Fearn reports
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Shock horrors or sound science?
After defending science reporting against Goldacre’s ‘unremitting focus’ on missteps, Drayson promises to look into tales of misrepresentation. Zoë Corbyn reports
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What is Migration History?
Author: Christiane Harzi and Dirk Hoerder with Donna GabacciaEdition: FirstPublisher: Polity PressPages: 181Price: £55.00 and £13.99ISBN: 9780745643366This short book aims to provide a comprehensive...
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The Versailles Settlement: Peacemaking after the First World War, 1919-1923
Author Alan SharpEdition SecondPages 282Publisher Palgrave MacmillanPrice £55.00 and £19.99ISBN 9780333800768 and 800775Alan Sharp’s book has established itself as an indispensable study of the...