Robert Browning remains an important standard against which other dramatic poets are measured. We recognise Browning primarily for the dramatic monologue, a poetic form that lends itself well to...
The "medical humanities", the area in which the author, Michael Mack, now works, is a fairly new cross-disciplinary field: in the UK, King's College London and the universities of Durham and...
Moshe Zeidner finds an analysis of Jewish success scores well on IQ but downplays social factors
This is virtually a social history of modern Britain, told by someone who should know what he is talking about. Malcolm Dean joined The Guardian more than 40 years ago and was for many years its...
Sasha Roseneil is unswayed by a chronicle of intimacy that fails to reach the heart of the matter
Perhaps it is the loneliness of the studio that has traditionally encouraged artists to hang out in social and stylistic groups. Think of the Impressionists and their Montmartre cafés, or the...
This is an original and timely work, retelling the story of the development of the concept of human rights through the eyes of the "world spectator" and her confrontation with images of the suffering...
Coalition desire to expand range of copyright-free material angers academics. Matthew Reisz reports
High-profile debut in the academy holds no fear for Reading's v-c. Interview by Jack Grove
LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsBasic sciences• Award winner: David Tsiklauri• Institution: Queen Mary, University of London• Value: £157,750Advanced model of solar radio bursts via plasma...
United States'Misled' dental students refundedA US institution has suspended one of its courses and reimbursed students after some claimed it misled them about its credentials. Kaplan College in...
Commissioner accelerates plan to ease flow of EU researchers and funding. Paul Jump reports
The journal publisher Elsevier has hit back after being pilloried for supporting an anti-open-access bill in the US Congress.
Austerity's icy grip may cause permanent damage to sectors in Spain, Italy and Ireland. Jack Grove writes
The organisation charged with promoting British education overseas has rounded on the government over its student-visa changes, calling for an "urgent review" of the policy to avert damage to the...