Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare: How Evolution Shapes our Loves and Fears, by Gordon H. Orians
Tiffany Taylor on the emotional and aesthetic responses we share with our hominid ancestors
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Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed – and What it Means for our Future, by Dale Jamieson
Steven Yearley on the economic and ethical reasons for why attempts to prevent climate change have failed
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Andrew King, R. C. Richardson, Peter J. Smith, Amanda Taylor and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Appointments - 31 July 2014
The latest higher education appointments
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Dominic Cummings invites specific criticism: what does he get?
The former adviser to education secretary Michael Gove trawls for constructive criticism on policy, but will not stand for general whining
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Q&A with Carolyn Roberts
We speak to the Frank Jackson Foundation professor of the environment, Gresham College
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Rod Franks, 1956-2014
An acclaimed trumpeter who also served as a professor at several of England’s leading colleges of music has died
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Grant winners - 31 July 2014
Medical Research CouncilResearch GrantsAward winner: Mark CarringtonInstitution: University of CambridgeValue: £712,430How does the trypanosome haptoglobin-haemoglobin receptor interact with...
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Gut reaction: it all comes out right in the end
Brian Bloch on the unexpected success of Darm mit Charme, by Giulia Enders, a book about our intestines
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Fly down to Rio, then stretch your horizons
For UK institutions seeking international partners, there is much potential in Brazil outside the three big cities
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London Student newspaper’s demise is short-sighted
Why is the University of London closing a place to build work skills?, asks Kevin Fong
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Short-changed on pension details
I could not help but be drawn to the contribution from the chair of the Employers Pension Forum last week (“A novel contribution”, Opinion, 24 July). After all, I had met Anton Muscatelli three-...
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Marked differences: time for new degree systems?
The fact that firsts are far more common in science than arts boosts case for reform of UK system
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£500m has ‘superficial’ impact on improving university teaching
‘Shiny’ projects and disjointed policies criticised in report on Hefce spending
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The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University, by Elizabeth Losh
Tara Brabazon on a study of the interface between education and technology