Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
Roger Morgan can't complain about a study of realms that have faded to 'join the choir invisible'
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Musical Understandings & Other Essays on the Philosophy of Music
This is a diverse and stimulating collection of essays. It must be said, however, that although there is much of interest here, and it deserves to be widely read, a good deal of it covers familiar...
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The Next Wave: Using Digital Technology to Further Social and Political Innovation
In his 1980 book The Third Wave, American futurologist Alvin Toffler proposed that there are periodic bursts of intense radical change when each new emerging society supplants its predecessor....
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Scholars must provide proof of claim that history in the classroom is bunk
Historian calls for evidence, not scaremongering, to inform how subject is taught. Matthew Reisz writes
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Financial Sturm und Drang if German fees are jettisoned
President of top institution fears funding doldrums as student numbers skyrocket. Jack Grove reports
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Grant winners
JISCDigitisation and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER)• Award winner: David Male• Institution: The Open University• Value: £101,078Histology and histopathology: virtual microscopy online•...
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City launches talent search in its bid to join the big time
Hiring spree aims to boost research performance to level of 1994 Group. Jack Grove reports
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UK deals mark new era in Colombian exchange
Agreements signed by Colombian and UK universities will herald a new era of academic cooperation between the nations, according to the president of the country.
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News in brief
AustraliaHealthy, but not that healthyThe representative body for Australian universities has accused the federal government of overstating the sector's financial health by including capital grants...
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The gift of tongues
Many state school pupils miss the chance to learn a foreign language. Universities must offer them the opportunity, insists Julia King
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Elite fear fall in applications will hit access effort
Elite research universities fear that their state school student numbers could decline as higher tuition fees are introduced, amid suggestions that applicants are increasingly choosing local...
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Sector must reject neoliberal business-speak, event hears
Academics have been "seduced" into using business-speak to defend higher education, according to leading scholars and politicians.
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Hefce official publicly rebukes CBI director
One of the English funding council's most senior officials publicly rebuked a business leader after she suggested that some universities were "perilously close" to being in financial trouble.
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Watchdog finds fault with Leeds Met validation
The Quality Assurance Agency has raised concerns about Leeds Metropolitan University's validation of degrees.
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'Research suffers if scientists are forced to marry for money'
Conference delegates bemoan funding system that breeds 'networks of mediocrity'. Paul Jump reports