NEWS
Fit for work: Hefce publishes the first employability indicators. Social inclusion: the Scottish university principals' pledge card
FEATURES
Noreena Hertz asks whether exercising our democratic right is in danger of becoming a meaningless gesture
BOOKS
Celebrating the ephemeral: Nigel Barley reviews The Postcard Century by Tom Phillips. Focus: philosophy and environment
RESEARCH
French step up BSE research
TEACHING
How to give the OU a continental feel