The Second Arab Awakening: Revolution, Democracy, and the Islamist Challenge from Tunis to Damascus by Adeed Dawisha
Christina Hellmich on the complex dynamics reshaping the Arab world
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The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West by Brian P. Levack
Alec Ryrie on a persuasive account of demoniacs and how society perceived and dealt with them
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Lone Wolf Terrorism: Understanding the Growing Threat by Jeffrey D. Simon
Matthew Feldman on the expanding threat to society from unpredictable individuals
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Alexander Wilson: The Scot who founded American Ornithology by Edward H. Burtt, Jr and William E. Davis, Jr
Tim Birkhead on the first comprehensive documenter of North American birds
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Panorama put LSE 'bystanders' at risk
Tim Luckhurst is incorrect to claim that the London School of Economics’ stance on the BBC Panorama programme “North Korea Undercover†was based on a “reverence for bureaucracy†or “wounded pride†(“...
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Just can't get the staff
Further to the article “Credibility of credibility interviews for foreign students called into question†(News, 18 April): border officers’ judgement is not the only cause for concern.Since...
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No purse, no strings
Universities should pay the closest attention to the debate under way within the Higher Education Funding Council for England (“Hefce treads warily amid dated legal frameworkâ€, News, 25 April). The...
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Harsh interrogation
In the viva, the student is vulnerable, the least powerful member in the room, and for this reason the process should be more open and subject to scrutiny (“Whim and rigourâ€, 25 April).My own...
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'Working-class' law suits
The stubborn narrative about the “best†universities remains pervasive in the public consciousness. In “Posh spice up CVs to gain edge at post-92s†(News, 11 April), you report on research that will...
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Forewarned, forearmed
The University of East Anglia’s Chris Fox is making the mistake of assuming that the reaction to a long-term diagnosis of illness (in this case, dementia) will be anxiety (“Early warning warningâ€,...
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UCU congress faces executive decision
Cut on cards as union looks to live within its means
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Physicist: data opacity belies journal’s transparency
Critic says Nature Materials is breaking its own rules
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Master's defence with cash and a pistol earns jail term
Chinese student at Bath convicted on bribery, firearms charges
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‘Small’ Russell Group racial bias in admissions: Ucas
Students from ethnic minorities are less likely to be offered a place at a leading research-intensive university than white pupils with the same A-level grades, the UK’s admissions service has...
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News in brief - 2 May 2013
UK Electronic Skills FoundationSharp jolt for careers initiativeThree Russell Group universities have joined the UK Electronic Skills Foundation, which campaigns to reverse a decline in the number of...