Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee, by John Bew
Britain got sober patriotism, purpose and more from its post-war leader, says Gordon Marsden

Britain got sober patriotism, purpose and more from its post-war leader, says Gordon Marsden

An expert’s personal guide helps Helen Bynum to get better acquainted with the fascinating ubiquitous microorganisms that live on and in us

The perils and pains of growing old; romancing a Romance language; on hold, again; learning from failure; transparent higher education

Some experts say government’s watershed data on pay could still transform student choice, while others highlight role of entry tariffs and region

Book of the week: The scrutiny to which two intellectuals submit their relationship fascinates Shahidha Bari

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Martin Cohen on a study that strives to position a much-quoted thinker as a social geographer

David Wheeler finds reason for hope in a critique of the neoliberal academy that also offers sound ideas for reform

It is written in stone that Scottish students will not pay fees, but Chris Havergal reports on worries that this stance is bad for access and sustainability

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding

Buildings and statues dedicated to people whose views clash with modern values can cause difficulties, but is tearing down history the answer?
When I retired, my life continued as before except that I was not teaching students (“What does retirement mean for academics?”, Features, 8 December). My regret was that I was leaving behind a...
Grant Guilford, vice-chancellor of [!Victoria University!] of Wellington, is entitled to his views about the need for New Zealand to become a “creature of the Asia-Pacific”, but they are not...
We have known for a long time that libraries deliver value to researchers in ways that do not require them to visit our physical buildings (“Libraries ‘becoming invisible’ to junior scholars”, News,...