Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict that Made the Modern World, by Andrew Lambert
Book of the week: Were some naval powers such as Britain inherently liberal and outward-looking? asks Sarah Kinkel
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This Land Is Your Land: The Story of Field Biology in America, by Michael J. Lannoo
An otherwise strong account of America’s scientific pioneers largely forgets women, says Leslie Kemp Poole
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Security and Terror: American Culture and the Long History of Colonial Modernity, by Eli Jelly-Schapiro
Stuart Schrader is reminded how likely we are to be led astray if we accept state discourse at face value
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New and noteworthy – 11 October 2018
Guilty pleasures, the people’s voice examined, toothsome characters and the daily grind, Roman style
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Interview with Tarunabh Khaitan
The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy
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Geoffrey Petts, 1953-2018
Tributes paid to leading river scientist who led University of Westminster for more than a decade
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Open University ‘should teach students on campus’
Under-pressure distance learning provider could reap rewards by opening its main campus to traditional learners, argues Higher Education Policy Institute director
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Chinese students ‘increasingly scared’ about US study
Recruitment experts say visa and safety concerns ‘spell trouble for all but the highest-ranked American institutions’
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The week in higher education – 11 October 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Swiss fear exclusion from EU research if voters back referendum
Ahead of Brexit, country’s plight highlights vulnerability of countries that associate to the bloc’s framework programmes
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£6 million boost for student mental health efforts in England
Office for Students initiative to focus on transitions, early intervention and cross-agency working
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There are multiple ways to measure equality
Ucas is attempting to get a clearer perspective of equality in higher education admissions by taking into account students’ sex, ethnic group, environment and free school meal eligibility, says David...
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New Zealand study highlights what matters for HE access and success
A landmark analysis of several government data sets will help policymakers make more effective interventions, says Roger Smyth
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We must take academic plagiarism seriously
Academia’s exacting standards on attribution are spot on. It is their inconsistent implementation that is the problem, says David Sanders