A global shortage of solutions
John Whitelegg on a review of current economic challenges that overpromises and underdelivers
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The Genealogy of the Romantic Symbol
This book offers one of the most profound reflections on symbol since Paul de Man: subtle, original and provocative. It is a brief book, but extremely rich, and often brilliant.Nicholas Halmi's...
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Top 10 Academic Bestsellers: Blackwell, Manchester
1. Organizational Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement by Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell Pearson Education, £50.99 ISBN 97801324223142. Blackstone's...
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Betting on the seeds of change
Jules Pretty weighs up the arguments for GMO solutions to Africa's continuing agricultural crisis
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Music, Sound and Multimedia: From the Live to the Virtual
We live in an age of the mass consumption of culture, and much of this involves reading, listening or playing during the daily commute. Look around at fellow passengers on public transport and you'll...
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The Holocaust
As one of the defining episodes in contemporary history, the Holocaust attracts droves of researchers and passionate controversies. In a field of study this contested and this complex there will...
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The book of the week: Castles, Battles and Bombs
What price victory? Huw Dixon weighs the odds
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The week in books
Summits: Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds, professor of international history, University of Cambridge. Allen Lane, £25.00, ISBN 9780713999174"David Reynolds reveals...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES- Theories of Population Variation in Genes and GenomesBy Freddy Bugge Christiansen, professor of population biology, Aarhus University. Princeton University...
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University of Cumbria - Plans for £160m expansion
Plans for a new campus and other new buildings costing £160 million have been announced by the University of Cumbria. The institution - which was formed a year ago through the merger of St Martin's...
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University of Gloucestershire - Fast-track law degree launched
Students will be able to study for a fast-track law degree at the University of Gloucestershire from September. The university is one of a handful of institutions in the country piloting the two-year...
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University of Exeter - Budget boost for science
Plans to invest £80 million in science, medicine and engineering over the next three years have been announced by the University of Exeter. The money - £30 million from existing university funds and...
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University of Nottingham - Dissect, then grill lightly
A biomechanics lecturer has devised a cookbook to teach his students about anatomy. The book uses easily available cuts of meat to highlight textures, three-dimensional structure and even the smells...
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Birkbeck, University of London - Kiwi centre gets government cash
The New Zealand Government is investing more than £100,000 in a UK centre devoted to the study of the Antipodean country. The Birkbeck Centre for New Zealand Studies, based at the University of...
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Sheffield Hallam University - 11.30pm - book still unopened
Academics have come up with a new way to investigate where and when students do their work. Sheffield Hallam University's Learning and Teaching Institute has recruited 15 students to a two-week...