Frank Furedi sets out to do two things in this book. First, he analyses the media circus that ensued after the 2012 airing of a BBC Newsnight report on allegations of sexual abuses committed by the...
Judith Rowbotham weighs up thought-provoking arguments for a retributive system of justice
Brutality is at the root of military life, even among America’s Greatest Generation, finds Fiona Reid
Today’s students are impoverished by a scant knowledge of culture and context, but the story of art should be a sine qua non of any well-rounded curriculum, argues Brian Sewell
German states are scrapping tuition fees after less than 10 years. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
South Australia strategy to be decided via mass brainstorming session. Paul Jump writes
Where have all the student satirists gone? wonders Sally Feldman
Adrian Furnham has had his share of peer review nightmares, but the frailties of the system have also worked in his favour
Decisions based on gossip, caprice and favouritism make the scholarly job market unmeritocratic, István Aranyosi argues
Obtaining image permissions for museum holdings can be costly, slow and frustrating, says Jane Masséglia
A leading expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish background to the New Testament has died.Geza Vermes was born in Makó, Hungary, on 22 June 1924, into a Jewish family that had converted to...
Deakin UniversityGary SmithThe new deputy vice-chancellor for global engagement at Deakin University in Australia said his immediate thoughts were that he “loved the brand” of the “worldly”...
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Focus on people, not technology or manuals, to treat mental illness, Tom Burns tells Matthew Reisz
An exhibition places Richard Marsh, author of The Beetle, in context. Matthew Reisz writes