Retiring from academic life
US public institutions of higher education remain inept at preparing staff for life after work, says Lee Maril
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Killer instincts: capital punishment in America
Alan Ryan muses on the persistence of US support for the death penalty
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The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain’s Rush to War, 1914, by Douglas Newton
A. W. Purdue extols a powerful contribution to the debate over the decision for war
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Working the Aisles: A Life in Consumption, by Robert Appelbaum
Leslie Gofton finds this fusion of memoir and essay blending academic learning, popular culture and politics fails to fully satisfy
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How to Manage Your Slaves, by Marcus Sidonius Falx, with Jerry Toner
A light-hearted approach to a harrowing subject is illuminating and packs a punch, finds Tom Palaima
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Watching Arabic Television in Europe: From Diaspora to Hybrid Citizens, by Christina Slade
An examination of viewing habits illuminates the lives of Arabic people who have made their home in Europe, finds Zahera Harb
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Offshoring, by John Urry
Tim Hall review an exploration of the placing overseas of work, tax, leisure, waste and security
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Celestial Revolutionary: Copernicus, the Man and His Universe, by John Freely
A study of heliocentrism rightly acknowledges the work of Islamic astronomers, writes Peter Barker
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Ray of light
It is important to highlight three misleading claims in “ ‘Dismal’ start for free public open access service” (News, 14 August), since these will potentially damage a valuable new service that local...
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Stage whispers: Joan Littlewood
When Liz Schafer interviewed the Oh! What A Lovely War director, she was bowled over by her passionate and indiscreet insights into her life in theatre
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Students at Pearson College get green light for SLC funds
Private provider passes QAA’s new review, making domestic intake eligible for public funding
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Friction at Queen Mary
For someone of his seniority, the manner of John Allen’s ejection from Queen Mary University of London was unprecedented (“Queen Mary dismissal”, Letters, 14 August). After notice of dismissal was...
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International and postgrad fee survey, 2014
Tuition fees are rising for overseas students. If the cap on undergraduate fees is lifted, will they follow suit?
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Thomas Docherty’s ban left University of Warwick students in limbo
Silence greeted requests for references or PhD guidance from professor
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Low publication output for female scientists
Analysis suggests that male physicists and mathematicians author nearly 50 per cent more papers than female colleagues