Farewell, obscure objects of desire
Open access may sound death knell for costly, little-read monographs. Matthew Reisz reports
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I'm here all week, ba-dum-tish! (Is this thing still on?)
Scholars should go easy on the jokes as a bad crack can cause all sorts of problems. Jack Grove reports
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News in brief
Degree appealStill doctor no as court backs OIAA medical student who twice failed his final-year examinations has lost a legal battle over the decision not to award him a degree. Amandip Sandhar, a...
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Burns notice on for-profit plans
NUS president tells Jack Grove that taxpayers will baulk at paying shareholders for ill-judged reforms
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Film deems v-cs' attitude to reforms unhealthy
Acquiescence to Browne policies contrasted with NHS leaders' solidarity. John Gill writes
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All creatures great and small need scientists as well as practising vets
Too many veterinary graduates forgo research to pursue a career in the clinic, finds Matthew Reisz
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Has Knight arrived in time to rescue Australia's academy?
Simon Baker on the hoped-for impact of reforms spurred by an official review of student visa policies
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Grant winners
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL• Award winners: Daniel Kroening, Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh and Sonia Waharte• Institutions: Universities of Oxford and Bedfordshire• Value: £650,000New...
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Statutes, no limitations
Ryszard Piotrowicz argues that international law must once again become a core component of UK legal curricula
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If trust is lost, future promises naught but troubles for research
Peter Geoghegan discusses the Boston College-Belfast Project case and its ramifications for academic freedom and social inquiry
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Sleeping beauties awake
Linguists and revivalists worldwide have much to learn from Hebrew's remarkable, hybridic modern-day rebirth, says Ghil'ad Zuckermann
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Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
As a new exhibition illuminates the creative expressions of a Muslim ritual, James Piscatori explores its spiritual dimension
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Diary
Bury St Edmunds and touringBlock Party: inspired by the art of the tailorPattern cutting - whereby tailors transform flat blocks into three- dimensional forms - has long been a source of artistic...
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The Pick - David Hockney: A Bigger Picture
Credit: Royal Academy of ArtsDavid Hockney: A Bigger PictureRoyal Academy of Arts, London 21 January to 9 April"Do you remember Walt Disney's Fantasia?" asks the artist in Martin Gayford's marvellous...
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'Death' jumper slams Poppleton
"I blame alumni relations." That was the shock statement made by former Poppleton student Derek Winkworth after he was found this Tuesday morning at the foot of the university cooling tower following...