Revolutionary Lives: Constance and Casimir Markievicz, by Lauren Arrington
A double biography of an Irish suffragette and a Polish count paints a vivid picture, says June Purvis

A double biography of an Irish suffragette and a Polish count paints a vivid picture, says June Purvis

Analysis of first Ucas figures after scrapping of student number controls reveals the ups and downs in recruitment as government aims for ‘rapid market share shifts’

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

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A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
We are gravely concerned that academics in Turkey are facing a campaign against them, which has been initiated by the Turkish president, for signing a petition. The petition demanded an end to state...
Your article “‘Biased’ students give BME academics lower NSS scores, says study” (News, 21 January) cited a University of Reading analysis of National Student Survey data that purported to show that...
The rise in exploitative publishing practices must be countered not only by the open-access movement but also by everyone involved in research publication. However, there are a few aspects of the...
Uwe Brandenburg is right to say that internationalisation is not “an end in itself” and its outcomes have to be measured (“Internationalisation is not an end itself”, 15 January). In the decades...

In praise of ambition: no university, however esteemed, has an automatic right to reach the 22nd century, argues Edward Byrne