Priced out of postgraduate education
Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed
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Milton and the People, by Paul Hammond
Willy Maley praises a beautifully written account of the poet’s disaffection with the masses
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Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind, by Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar
Simon Underdown extols a study that looks beyond stones and bones to understand how the past shaped the brain
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Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education, by David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
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The English Civil War: A Military History, by Peter Gaunt
A comprehensive but compact new history of the war is reviewed by R. C. Richardson
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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HE & me - Martin Hairer
Martin Hairer is Regius professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick and a fellow of the Royal Society. In August he was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics....
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Obituary - Heather Höpfl
A leading expert on organisational theory and women in management has died.Heather Höpfl was born in Cheshire on 29 May 1948 and educated at Helsby Grammar School for Girls (1963-77) before gaining a...
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Campus close-up: University of Cambridge
No college, no problem. Institution aims to turn heads of international researchers with high-quality accommodation. Chris Havergal reports
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Learn in peace
Dale Salwak describes how he turns his classroom into a sanctuary where he and his students can focus, safe from the demands and distractions of modern life
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Careers intelligence - The shy need not apply
Boost your chances of getting research funded through Horizon 2020 by targeting EU goals in bid documents. Holly Else reports
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Grant winners
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Graham CormodeInstitution: University of WarwickSmall summaries for big...
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Analysis - How PhD students can silence the voice of self-doubt
Isolation is a necessary part of the PhD process, but peer networks and co-working can often combat students’ anxieties. Holly Else reports
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World in brief
United StatesHumanities units hang on despite dip in student numbersThe number of humanities departments at US universities has remained largely unchanged since 2007-08 despite fears that the subject...