Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee, by John Bew
Britain got sober patriotism, purpose and more from its post-war leader, says Gordon Marsden
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Viruses: More Friends than Foes, by Karin Moelling
An expert’s personal guide helps Helen Bynum to get better acquainted with the fascinating ubiquitous microorganisms that live on and in us
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Best new books of the week – 15 December 2016
The perils and pains of growing old; romancing a Romance language; on hold, again; learning from failure; transparent higher education
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Entry grades ‘heavily influence’ future earnings, analysis finds
Some experts say government’s watershed data on pay could still transform student choice, while others highlight role of entry tariffs and region
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Marriage as a Fine Art, by Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers
Book of the week: The scrutiny to which two intellectuals submit their relationship fascinates Shahidha Bari
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What are you reading? – 15 December 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Nietzsche’s Earth: Great Events, Great Politics, by Gary Shapiro
Martin Cohen on a study that strives to position a much-quoted thinker as a social geographer
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Creating a New Public University and Reviving Democracy, by Morten Levin and Davydd J. Greenwood
David Wheeler finds reason for hope in a critique of the neoliberal academy that also offers sound ideas for reform
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Can Scotland carry on with its free-tuition policy?
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
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Grant winners – 15 December 2016
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Must Rhodes fall?
Buildings and statues dedicated to people whose views clash with modern values can cause difficulties, but is tearing down history the answer?
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Thoughts on life after higher education
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...
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Turn and turn again
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...
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Let's get physical
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,...