Money may not buy happiness in the post-2012 sector, NSS suggests
Annual survey shows future low-cost institutions scoring well against the £9K set. Jack Grove writes
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Scholar points finger at administrators in a case of deadly bloat
Swelling ranks of non-academic staff decried by US political scientist. David Matthews reports
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Footage of UK riots may damage overseas recruitment
Scenes of riots and looting beamed around the world last week could affect the recruitment of overseas students to UK universities, experts have said.
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For-profit faces 'cash-for-recruitment' lawsuit
US government suit over company's use of federal funds rekindles row in UK. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Performing arts colleges should be exempt from quota, says principal
A college principal has called on the government to exempt specialist drama and music providers from proposals to open up competition for top A-level students, arguing that the plans have no...
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News in brief
Engineering and physical sciencesMechanical failureMechanical engineers need to be more involved in solving societal grand challenges such as renewable energy, a report has concluded. The Engineering...
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'Dear student, here's what I really think': online therapy proves a hit
Academics are turning to Facebook and Twitter as outlets for frustration. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Inflammatory language
David Starkey's comment that Jamaican patois drove last week's riots reveal a shockingly profound ignorance, argues Geoffrey K. Pullum
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The Quest for Mental Health: A Tale of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow and Mass Society
Has insanity increased or is the concept all in the mind? David Healy welcomes an insightful debate
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Invisible Romans: Prostitutes, Outlaws, Slaves, Gladiators, Ordinary Men and Women...The Romans That History Forgot
Tom Palaima discovers the hopes, dreams and lives of ordinary people living under Imperial Rome
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First Life: Discovering the Connections between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began
First Life opens with a beautifully evocative anecdote. Taking a night-time swim off the coast of Baja California beneath a clear starry sky, David Deamer was struck by an overpowering sense of...
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In Defence of Dogs
Looking at long bookshelves packed with books on dogs gives the impression that anybody can be an expert on man's best friend. But in an overcrowded field, one may feel fully confident when reading...
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The Law Is a White Dog: How Legal Rituals Make and Unmake Persons
Conor Gearty praises an angry expose of how the US legal system deprives and excludes citizens
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Between Raphael and Galileo: Mutio Oddi and the Mathematical Culture of Late Renaissance Italy
Alexander Marr's book is a recovery of a remarkable figure: Mutio Oddi of Urbino (1569-1639), architetto ducale, professore di matematica nelle Scuole Palatine, ingegnere della Serenissima Repubblica...
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Truth, beauty...idleness
A new 'academy' is setting out to 'liberate' Londoners - and teach them Latin and butchery along the way. Matthew Reisz stops by