Hitler’s Philosophers, by Yvonne Sherratt

An effort to blame German thinkers for Nazism revives a discredited tradition, says Richard J. Evans

Hepi days, as new partners boost thinktank

The Higher Education Policy Institute has mounted a successful drive to recruit more university partners, with the institutions helping to secure the independent thinktank’s long-term future.

Congress opens door to US open access

A bill has been introduced into the United States Congress that would require most papers describing publicly-funded research to be made open access within six months of publication.

Costs of new fees system outweigh the benefits, economists warn

The short-term benefits to the government of increasing student fees in England will be outweighed 6.5 times over by the long-term costs of the new system, according to a new report.

Beware the student employability agenda, debate hears

The promotion of student employability by universities is “a problem” and the growing power of the student voice amounts to “surveillance” of lecturers, an academic has warned.

PM hails new arrivals to Futurelearn

David Cameron has welcomed news that five more universities have signed up to offer courses on Futurelearn, the UK’s massive open online course provider.

India partnerships launched on Cameron visit

UK universities have announced a series of research partnerships and scholarships to coincide with the prime minister’s visit to India to bolster trade and education links.

Why THE is required reading

Russell Group warns against Gove's AS-level axe

The Russell Group of elite universities has declared its opposition to separating AS-levels from A-levels – three weeks after the proposals were announced.

Build from the ground up

Why reinvent higher education? Basic literacy matters more, says Alan Ryan

Italy, US and Hong Kong team up for course

Degree programme aims to give graduates edge in job market

George McKay, Peter Mills, Sara Read, Peter J. Smith and Bruce Scharlau...

…on Eurojazzland, Twenty-One Locks, The Mystery of Mercy Close, The Great Gatsby and The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide

Six Moments of Crisis: Inside British Foreign Policy by Gill Bennett

Vernon Bogdanor on Cabinet decision-making

The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda and the Battle For Arabia by Gregory D. Johnsen

Christina Hellmich on Al-Qaeda’s Arabian battles

We Modern People by Anindita Banerjee

Yvonne Howell on modernity and early Russian science fiction