Laurie Taylor
Over my dead body!“I’ll murder you!” she screamed, stabbing at his heart with the blackboard pointer. “How dare you interfere with my 59!”This is just one of the many disturbing incidents described...
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Letters
The QAA is hitting the right notesYour leader of 16 May (“Nul points for agency standard”) may have got it right in relation to the UK’s dismal Eurovision performance, but it is wide of the mark...
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Theology and religious studies
A fluid and increasingly high-profile discipline requires excellent foundational texts to inform deeper analysis and study. Ursula King is spoiled for choice by the latest offerings
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Sociology
Heavyweight titles return to guaranteed acclaim while novices try out their material on demanding audiences. Les Gofton reviews the promising line-up for this year’s study-fest
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Physics
From renewable energy to dark matter and quarks, Laura Kormos embarks on a search both for comprehensive introductions and specialised volumes that will satisfy all teaching levels
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Philosophy
Striking a good balance between scholarly and accessible writing is tricky, believes Jane O’Grady. She applauds the texts that pitch it perfectly, giving students space to think for themselves
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Mathematics
There is an art to writing a maths textbook that is also a good read. Noel-Ann Bradshaw picks out titles that aim to offer undergraduates engaging text as well as numbers and theorems
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Economics
To build strong, successful economies, students need to know about alternative approaches to current models, says Victoria Bateman. Several titles could help to bring on the revolution
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Computer science
Catering for varied tastes is a balance between giving people what they want and introducing them to new flavours. Harold Thimbleby enjoys the staples but craves something different
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Business and management
A booming field of study boasts a wealth of textbooks that get bigger and glossier as they vie for attention with online resources. Huw Morris performs a cost-benefit analysis on this year’s list
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Odds and quads
These miniature picture Bibles were created by two German sisters from Augsburg around 1690.
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Grant winners
Action Medical ResearchResearch Project GrantsAward winner: Peter TaylorInstitution: University College LondonValue: £114,845Bacterial meningitis in newborn babies: harnessing the body’s natural...
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Campus round-up
Creature comfortsAn animal-obsessed artist will step into character as “Mrs Panda Head” when she gives a live performance at a university show for aspiring artists. Mary Beth Quigley has created a...