The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I
In Tudor England as now, being paranoid doesn't mean they are not after you, Helen Castor says
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Backsliding: Understanding Weakness of Will
Natalie Gold on an attempt to solve the paradox of intentionally acting against one's best judgement
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Fanny Hill in Bombay: The Making and Unmaking of John Cleland
While most readers are probably familiar with the title of a book that was to make (notorious) legal and literary history as Fanny Hill, first published in 1748-49 as Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure,...
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Hammurabi of Babylon
Today, Hammurabi is renowned for his Law Code inscribed on the Louvre stele recovered by French archaeologists at Susa in southwestern Iran in 1901-02. Originally set up in a Babylonian temple, the...
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Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
Exploration of neural connections could unlock the workings of the mind, says Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
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Sin: The Early History of an Idea
Paula Fredriksen, a highly regarded authority on early Christianity, here presents the array of views of sin held by seven figures: Jesus, Paul, Justin, Valentinus, Marcion, Origen and Augustine. The...
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The Violent Image: Insurgent Propaganda and the New Revolutionaries
It is hard to avoid the overwhelming volume of texts discussing the War on Terror; even after the 10th anniversary of 9/11, there remains a clear need to investigate these events and to consider how...
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News in brief
ChinaWhat's in a name?A professor working at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) assumed the identity of a US academic of the same name for several months. The Beijing-based Lu Jun,...
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Grant winners
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILResearch Seminar AwardsSociology• Award winner: Charlotte Salter• Institution: University of East Anglia• Value: £17,899The role of diagnosis in health and well-...
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Higher counsel is no solution to exam divorce issues
Experts say grade inflation will persist even with universities involved in A levels. Jack Grove writes
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Offa lines up legal support in case Ebdon sparks a 'nuclear' crisis
The government appears to be preparing for a battle between selective universities and Les Ebdon, the new director of fair access, by giving him stronger legal backing in case he rejects, changes or...
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AAB equivalent? Think again
Institutions count the cost of 'surprise' Hefce clarification. David Matthews reports
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Hypnotic suggestion: you must do better
QAA highly critical of St Mary's University College's oversight of unique course. Jack Grove reports
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Sector responds to Hefce consultation over risk-based quality assurance
An institution receiving "significant" bad press or a petition signed by around a third of its student body should be visited by quality inspectors, the University Alliance mission group has...
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Sorry, the Kitemark won't fly (not yet, anyway)
Seven publicly funded higher education institutions are not eligible to use the standards watchdog's new "quality mark", it has emerged.