Lust for the vampire
It’s a case of Salem’s lots and lots as the bloodsucker phenomenon bites the American academy. Jon Marcus reports
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Lib Dems to scrap tuition fees
Policy’s confirmation is imminent and will put issue on the general election agenda. Melanie Newman reports
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Atomic devastation?
Nuclear physicists claim to have been singled out by the STFC for cuts that could destroy the discipline. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Principled stand
Scientists offered guidelines to repair the damage caused by the Nutt affair, but the Government’s response threatens to undermine independent advice and must be resisted, writes Evan Harris
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In the name of Hefce, go
Chief executive issued ultimatum to London Met governors before mass resignations: leave or risk the institution’s funding. Rebecca Attwood reports
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To have and to hold
Books are essential tools of the scholarly trade, but Matthew Reisz meets some people whose relationship with texts goes beyond close reading
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The art of the possible
Cash-strapped American universities are being forced to question the role of their multimillion-dollar art collections, writes Jon Marcus
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Royal icing on the cake
A VIP visit and a gentleman surgeon turned a hospital stay into a fond memory for Janine Spencer
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In Time of War: Understanding American Public Opinion from World War II to Iraq
Steadily dropping poll numbers in the US have registered growing public dissatisfaction with the war in Afghanistan. In this context, it is worth asking: what leads citizens to support or oppose...
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Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s
Although it does not cover the current crisis, Andreas Hess discovers a study that sets the stage for it
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The College Fear Factor: How Students and Professors Misunderstand One Another
British readers of this interesting and easy-to-read book exploring the US community college system are likely to see a number of parallels with undergraduate education in the UK. Community colleges...
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The Selfish Genius: How Richard Dawkins Rewrote Darwin’s Legacy
Fern Elsdon-Baker’s book begins with a quote from Oscar Wilde: “Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.” The quote speaks very clearly to...
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Mark Twain and Male Friendship: The Twichell, Howells and Rogers Friendships
The impact of three significant relationships on the ‘father of US literature’ fascinates J. D. Stahl
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A Grammar of Murder: Violent Scenes and Film Form
The prominence of murder and violence in cinema is a well-researched and substantially described area of film studies. However, even though the many publications on the topic – mostly focusing on...
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The Historical Novel
Is the historical novel in vogue as never before? Five of the six books on the 2009 Man Booker Prize shortlist were in the historical category. From the richly painted Tudor world of Hilary Mantel’s...