Reframing Social Citizenship
Peter Taylor-Gooby's book is an impressive edifice, but not a stable one. Meticulously planned and plotted though it is, the dry rot of internal contradiction threatens its structure. This book...
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? = Review forthcomingBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Manager's Tale: Stories of Managerial IdentityBy Patrick Reedy, lecturer in organisational behaviour, University of Nottingham. Ashgate, £55.00....
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Look into our eyes
The mind-reading abilities of monkeys, and what they can teach us about human powers of deduction, were discussed at a public lecture at the University of St Andrews. Juan-Carlos Gomez, a psychology...
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London School of Economics - Robbers pick up a penguin
Students have been leaving flowers, messages and even Penguin chocolate biscuits in tribute to a stolen statue. Thieves ripped out the statue of a penguin, which was a gift to the London School of...
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University of Leeds - Parasite link to schizophrenia
A team at the University of Leeds has discovered how a parasite transmitted via cat faeces may trigger the development of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. The toxoplasmosis parasite, which can...
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University of Salford - Dame and ex-con share stage
Dame Anne Owers, the chief inspector of prisons, and Mohammed Riaz, a convicted killer, will share the platform at a University of Salford conference. On 1 April, the pair will speak at 21st Century...
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Edinburgh Napier University - Euro cash to spread democracy
Edinburgh Napier University has secured EUR1.5 million (£1.4 million) in European Union funding for its International Teledemocracy Centre. The centre explores how to get young people involved in...
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Bath Spa University - Victual myths explored
A new book on the UK's food has been written by a lecturer at Bath Spa University. Katharine Reeve, who teaches creative writing and English literature, co-wrote The Rough Guide to Food after...
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City University London - Watching the watchers
The cultural, political, economic and social implications of surveillance are the focus of a new masters programme. City University London has launched an MA in surveillance studies, which it said...
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University of Cumbria - Food for thought
Students' attainment could be affected by their diet, research by a lecturer in mental health nursing at the University of Cumbria suggests. Fiona Cassells said there was a clear link between bad...
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University of Essex - Crisis boosts postgrad numbers
The recession is being credited with driving a 50 per cent increase in the number of applications for full-time postgraduate courses at the University of Essex. The figure was announced as the...
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Bangor University - V-c's cash warning
The vice-chancellor of Bangor University has told staff that £5 million in savings need to be made in the face of "severe financial pressures". Merfyn Jones said in a memo that the economic crisis...
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Aston University - Superhighway access
Research into high-speed internet networks has been boosted by a £2.7 million grant. The government funding will connect Aston University to the Janet Aurora network, one of the largest fibre-optic...
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Queen Mary, University of London - Dutch master
A one-day symposium has celebrated the opening of Van Dyck and Britain, Tate Britain's blockbuster exhibition of the Flemish master's works. The event was hosted by Queen Mary, University of London,...
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Coventry University - Virtues of virtual education
Ways of exploiting virtual worlds and "serious games" such as Second Life for the benefit of higher education are to be explored at a conference on 23-24 March. The event, hosted by Coventry...