From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town, by Ingrid D. Rowland
Rebecca Langlands lauds an intricate evocation of the volcanic region’s history
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The Army and Democracy: Military Politics in Pakistan, by Aqil Shah
Farzana Shaikh finds persuasive arguments in an analysis of democracy and military rule in Pakistan
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The Return of Comrade Ricardo Flores Magón, by Claudio Lomnitz
The revolutionary Magónistas offer great insight into life as an exile, says Samuel Brunk
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Gender and Violence in Haiti: Women’s Path from Victims to Agents, by Benedetta Faedi Duramy
In a culture of impunity, the categories of victim and perpetrator are still blurred, says Gwendolyn Beetham
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Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War, by Jerry White
Conflict changed London, says A. W. Purdue, for both ill and better
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THE podcast: Abubakar Rasheed interview
Download the podcast Abubakar Rasheed, vice-chancellor of Bayero University Kano, talks to Times Higher Education reporter Chris Parr about an attack on his university campus that left 18 people,...
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8 May 2014
Sit up and be counted - Has the student voice been tamed?
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THE podcast: transnational education
The impact of transnational education on host countries is overwhelmingly positive, according to a major research project
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Grant panels ‘should have equality training’, says report
All members of research council grant awarding boards and panels should have training to avoid unconscious bias.
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Postgrads sought to help firms succeed overseas
Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that companies are to recruit postgraduate students to help them break into overseas markets.
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Learning English Mooc to be launched on FutureLearn
The British Council is to offer its first free online course for learning English on the UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn.
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MPs criticise government ‘horizon scanning’
A committee of MPs has slammed a new government “horizon scanning” programme for not sufficiently utilising the Government Office for Science.
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Hobsbawm’s contribution to academia celebrated
The continuing impact of historian Eric Hobsbawm was celebrated at a major conference held this week.
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Athena SWAN review highlights scheme’s benefits
The Athena SWAN charter does advance gender equality in university departments that sign up to it, according to an independent review of the scheme.
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100 Under 50 Rankings 2014 methodology
By tweaking Times Higher Education’s rankings methodology, the 100 Under 50 provides a more accurate reading of the world’s best young universities The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 uses the...