The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It, by Mark B. Smith
Book of the week: Lara Douds applauds a brilliant dissection of Western prejudices about the Russians

Book of the week: Lara Douds applauds a brilliant dissection of Western prejudices about the Russians

Robert A. Segal applauds a striking analysis of the real relations between church and state in the US

Torkel Brekke is unconvinced by a new version of an old argument about the economics of belief

Usha Goswami’s work has allowed educators ‘to arm themselves with scientific understanding’

Jill Liddington’s research into Anne Lister’s diaries inspired the television series Gentleman Jack. John Morgan speaks to her about making a difference locally and the lost tradition of extramural...

English universities may have shifted towards low-cost subjects under £9K fee regime, ‘exacerbating’ inefficiency in the system, say economists

Failure to improve diversity risks ‘marginalising the impact and credibility of universities in an increasingly diverse world’, Leru warns

Tributes paid to leading chemist who helped illuminate nature and properties of nanoparticles and nanoalloys

Frédérique Vidal discusses reform project launched in wake of president’s plan to abolish École Nationale d’Administration

The University of London’s new vice-chancellor reflects on her Canadian working class roots, leadership lessons from local government and her time in 10 Downing Street

Using free online teaching materials instead of textbooks lessens student debt and sparks pedagogical innovation, says Steven Murphy

A policy to recruit genuinely the brightest and best students would have to look beyond revenue maximisation

Open access journal will publish results from studies sometimes dismissed as ‘failures’ as well as replication attempts

Pension fund’s deficit is likely to be worse than feared rather than better, says Sir David Eastwood