Vote? Why bother?
In this general election, visiting the polling station seems more pointless than ever, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, by Caryl Churchill
A staging of the 1647 Putney Debates poses inconvenient questions about political means and ends, says Liz Schafer
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Seneca: A Life, by Emily Wilson
A major figure’s rise and fall reveals a gap between discourse and reality, Barbara Graziosi finds
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After the Ancestors: An Anthropologist’s Story, by Andrew Beatty
The tales of a society on the margins and a researcher’s struggle to integrate into that society make for a readable account about real people, says Joy Hendry
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The Rise of Women’s Transnational Activism: Identity and Sisterhood between the World Wars, by Marie Sandell
This valuable work sheds light on the building of an ‘international sisterhood’ to further the struggle for women’s rights, says June Purvis
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Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information, by Eva Hemmungs Wirtén
Robyn Arianrhod welcomes an unsentimental study of the first woman to win a Nobel prize
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The Prime of Life: A History of Modern Adulthood, by Steven Mintz
E. Stina Lyon on a complex account of the trajectory of adult life in the modern world
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Before Auschwitz: Jewish Prisoners in the Prewar Concentration Camps, by Kim Wünschmann
Neil Gregor praises an assiduously researched, humane book that examines the incarceration of German-Jews prior to 1939
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Financial gifts to universities surge to all-time high
The value of donations peaks at £807m, annual Ross/CASE survey finds, but challenges of limited outreach and elite domination persist
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Bloggers scrutinise parties’ education policies
Which party scores highest for one policy nerd?
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New EUA president will ‘speak up’ to Brussels
Rolf Tarrach, incoming head of the 850-strong EUA, is also keen to maintain and expand its UK membership
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Red ahead; staying in the black
Whatever the outcome of the election, strong financial leadership will be key both to the country and our universities
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Almost half of sector to back Labour, THE election poll suggests
Our survey of university employees reveals the electoral intentions of a campus cohort with real impact
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Corruption claim hits Rio university
Commercial links are transparent, says sector body. Donna Bowater in Rio de Janeiro writes
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US 'sleeping giant' stirs in the global recruitment market
The Education-USA initiative to attract overseas students is a wake-up call for the UK, argues Chris Cobb