Local ‘backlash’ and overseas fears strike at Australian sector
Recruitment abroad slows amid visa changes and anti-immigration rhetoric. Simon Baker reports
Recruitment abroad slows amid visa changes and anti-immigration rhetoric. Simon Baker reports
Some have odd titles, but many debates at the RGS conference are deadly serious, writes Matthew Reisz
After considering criteria that demand work ‘well above world standard’, Tara Brabazon concludes that an era of interplanetary scholarship must be upon us
By Scott Jaschik for Insidehighered
"People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make." G.K. Chesterton
As universities agonise over greatly reduced funding from the state, David Greenaway reminds them that they were once much more financially self-reliant and would do well to rekindle the old spirit
Felipe Fernández-Armesto says we must choose our commemorations wisely
The London School of Economics has recruited Niall Ferguson to a chair in international history. Professor Ferguson, an academic historian, journalist and television presenter, holds positions at...
EDUCATION- Boys and Foreign Language Learning: Real Boys Don't Do LanguagesBy Jo Carr, senior lecturer, School of Cultural and Language Studies in Education, Queensland University of Technology, and...
A new breed of scholars is expanding the academy by turning music festivals, Lego and puppets into objects and tools of study. Hannah Fearn reports from 'out there'
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES?Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of WarBy Jeffrey A. Lockwood, professor of natural sciences and humanities, University of Wyoming. Oxford...
GEOGRAPHY- The Columbia Gazetteer of the WorldEdited by Saul Cohen, specialist in political geography and university professor emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Columbia...
This is the latest of several books on amber by George and Roberta Poinar and specifically looks at Cretaceous ambers (Lebanese, Burmese and Canadian) and what the inclusions can reveal about past...
In restoring oratory and rhetoric to a central role in public life, Barack Obama has shown how words and bearing can touch lives and change minds. Tom Palaima traces his lineage from Cato to Martin...