The Curse of Reason: The Great Irish Famine
In a highly original account of a hugely traumatic series of events, Enda Delaney takes a novel approach by interweaving 50 years of history with the lives of four important actors: John McHale, the...
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Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy
Strong ties between ruler and ruled became taboo subjects post-1945, says Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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Alone in America: The Stories That Matter
In 1953, Hannah Arendt would speak of loneliness, "once a borderline experience usually suffered in certain marginal social conditions like old age", as having become "an everyday experience of the...
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The Tiger That Swallowed The Boy: Exotic Animals In Victorian England
People from outside these islands have often been puzzled by the strength of Britons' feeling for animals, as illustrated by a letter published in 1881 in the Liverpool Mercury on the lack of regard...
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Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest
Cathy Shrank extols an insight into the life of a poet who watched his words in Henry VIII's court
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The Conservatives Since 1945: The Drivers of Party Change
While the Conservatives held office between 1979 and 1997, the Labour Party monopolised scholarly attention. Since Tony Blair's first landslide victory, the pendulum seems to have swung the other way...
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The Nation Made Real: Art and National Identity in Western Europe, 1600-1850
Anthony Smith is a crisp explainer. The nature and purpose of his project is crystal clear. "This book sets out to explore some of the contributions of visual artists to the rise of nations and...
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With retirement funds full, salaries expand
Remuneration of Russell Group v-cs up as pension allowances approach ceiling. Jack Grove reports
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Ucas figures highlight potential perils for institutions
Universities with lower entry requirements could be at greatest risk of losing students and millions of pounds in income under the new funding regime, data suggest.
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Shades of bias colour shortlists
It’s tough for minority academics, as evidence of discrimination attests. David Matthews writes
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Half of all EU-funded health research fails to yield papers
Call for European Union to establish output-tracking database. Paul Jump reports
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Whistleblower seeks help to expose 'bad' science
A US-based researcher is recruiting a team of fellow scientists to help him run a new website exposing questionable science after legal threats forced him to remove all postings from his existing...
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Fear of hands being tied on fines leads Hefce to seek legal counsel
New loan-funding system may leave council unable to prevent over-recruitment, writes John Morgan
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Tips for those tough post-PhD, pre-postdoc days
Doing everything you can to keep a “toehold” in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
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Slow is no way to go, argues researcher
Nanoscientist waits three years to see critique of controversial ‘discovery’ printed. Paul Jump writes