Academic freedom has always been a struggle for universities to maintain, something that constantly needs to be defended from outside pressures, many scholars would argue.In Canada, the university...
The Browne Review’s narrow economic approach will leave vital non-STEM subjects at the whim of fad and fashion and ultimately undermine the academy, argues Gerald Pillay
Dominic Shellard thrills to the colour, glamour and melody of the American way in song and dance
Geoff Pullum lambasts an archaic guide to English that is long on attitude but short on accuracy
This is an intriguing idea for what will doubtless seem a rather specialist book - unless you are an American or interested in politics, the law and constitutional matters. Its title is adapted from...
What women look like is often more important than what they do. That this is still sadly the case, 20 years on from the publication of Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth, is exemplified by Liverpool, the...
Michael King sees flaws in this rhetorical critique of the West's moral response to Islamist terrorism
If you thought musical tales of misogynistic violence were the sole preserve of heavy metal bands, think again. As this edited volume illustrates, such narratives were also evident in songs such as...
Most historians will recognise the back cover of this book: it shows a worker with a stick and a basket, smoking and walking, with an early steam train in the background. It is the picture that used...
A biographical ode to a fine Romantic soars above publishing restraints, writes Duncan Wu
On 11 May 1812, something unique in English history occurred: the prime minister was assassinated. He was Spencer Perceval, shot dead by John Bellingham, who was tried and hanged within a week of the...
As a glance at any issue of this magazine shows, higher education is increasingly a global phenomenon. But globalisation poses particular challenges. Put crudely, is higher education to be a means of...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Text offenders
Bryn MawrSusan SuttonA scholar who moved over to the "dark side" of university administration has been appointed senior adviser for international initiatives at her alma mater. Susan Sutton will join...
British worker ants are socially docile and "apathetic" compared with their "aggressive" Spanish relatives, researchers have found. Scientists from the University of Leicester discovered that the...