History round-up
A Short History of ParliamentAuthor: Clyve JonesEdition: FirstPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPages: 400Price: £75.00ISBN 9781843835035Jones offers an institutional history covering the English...
A Short History of ParliamentAuthor: Clyve JonesEdition: FirstPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPages: 400Price: £75.00ISBN 9781843835035Jones offers an institutional history covering the English...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-October 2009

All set to fly? - Universities strive for new heights in widening participation
Negotiations promise ‘groundbreaking’ process to manage organisational change. John Morgan reports
LSE academic’s work on Empire Settlement Act draws on a family connection, reports Matthew Reisz

Seemingly insubstantial Sixties chart hits never garnered critical kudos, but their power to move us remains undimmed, says Tara Brabazon
Psychologist ‘strenuously’ denies misconduct allegations. Melanie Newman reports
Science committee says placebo effect is only benefit of alternative treatment. Zoë Corbyn reports

Mentors don’t expect their protégés to pay them back – they want them to pay it forward. But that’s difficult with no one to teach
Lancaster professor says breach of confidentiality at the charity could put workers at risk. John Morgan reports
Proposals to scrap Cambridge tribunal and ‘Septemviri’ oversight abandoned by management. Melanie Newman reports
The killing of three academics at the University of Alabama could lead to controversial criminal background checks of lecturers. Jon Marcus reports

Socrates dreamt of a society of critical thinkers. Linda Elder explores how we can cultivate Socratic traits and methods to develop clear-headed and rational thought

A fresh look at an old controversy is revealing, finds Martin Cohen
Barbara Graziosi enjoys the clarity of a summary of the Iliad but finds some comparisons narrow