Social science

A review of euthanasia and end-of-life issues may help to spur legislative change, says Julie Stone

What is it about crime and universities? As the film of The Oxford Murders premieres, Matthew Reisz probes a world of professor-sleuths, philosophical riddles and the academics who are hooked on them

It is a tempting proposition: a new life and a new job at a US or Canadian university. But what is the reality of academic life in North America? Esther Oxford asks those who took the plunge

The advent of the UK's first private law school has reignited debate about whether a law course should comprise liberal education or commercial training. Hannah Fearn hears the case for and against

The Government's new 'whole community' initiatives will help fight extremism, says Kamlesh Patel. John Gill reports

Funding changes rescheduled to give more time to pilot new metrics-based system, writes Zoe Corbyn

June Purvis on the mother of all resources

A £1.1bn fund to develop low-carbon technology wants to make an impact. Zoe Corbyn reports

Study says consensus in political science makes rankings useful tool for RAE. Zoe Corbyn reports

Steve Fuller on Deirdre McCloskey's ongoing struggle against economists' fetishisation of data

Tara Brabazon on bold tales of a Web 2.0 revolution to which the poor and excluded need not apply

Economists have a duty to speak directly to the public about global poverty, Paul Collier insists. Melanie Newman reports

Study says 25 per cent of the gender gap in career progression is unexplained, writes Melanie Newman

At 65, Sheila Rowbotham is fighting for her job and for a new wave of feminism, says Melanie Newman

Charles Townshend is taken aback by a combative and oddly incurious survey of the enemies within

Academe could become a largely 'female' profession by 2020. But although women are taking over at lower levels, they continue to struggle to break into top jobs. Is this due to persistent bias or are women themselves to blame? Esther Oxford investigates

Richard Daniels brings his enthusiasm for Stanley Kubrick's films to his work as an archivist at the University of Arts London

Chairman of new Whitehall citizenship body hopes to make politics matter to teens. John Gill reports

Critics of US foreign policy may live to regret finger-wagging from the sidelines, argues Paul Cornish

Neil Smith on Noam Chomsky's meticulous dissection of the rhetoric of the American empire

Ursula Tidd lauds a timely restating of Simone de Beauvoir's bold fusion of intellect and emotion