Evening's Empire: A History of the Night in Early Modern Europe
Ronald Hutton welcomes an ambitious study of post-medieval society's leap into the darkness
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Attack of the Difficult Poems: Essays and Inventions
To judge a book by its cover (which is what book covers are for, of course), the reader of this book, given its 3D, blocky, Pop Art-style yellow-on-orange lettering, might expect witty, irreverent...
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Everyday Life in British Government
This is a surprising book. One approaches an analysis of the inner workings of the Civil Service with something approaching trepidation. Of course it's an important topic, but how much will one's...
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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
A peer through the toyshop window at internet glasses and avatars fails to inspire Athene Donald
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George Inness in Italy
George Inness is far and away the most compelling American landscape artist of the 19th century. I can't remember having seen his work before settling in the US in 2008, but after doing so I saw it...
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Framing Muslims: Stereotyping and Representation After 9/11
Shamshad Khan, in her poem Oppressed Coverage, writes "whatever the news/you restate your views with such ease/always finishing with a call to prayer/Allahu Akbar/any excuse to show us on our knees...
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Disciplinary tribalism 'is stifling creativity'
Are students being short-changed by a narrow approach to learning? Matthew Reisz reports
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Â鶹, not away: UK reforms lean towards US model of localised study
Promoting education at local institutions could help to cut costs, Andy Westwood tells John Gill
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Next regeneration: a building that boosts the environment
Jon Marcus reports from Vancouver on the campus project that's taking sustainability to the next level
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News in brief
Malaysia'Trash' talk vexes ministerThe Malaysian higher education minister has leaped to the defence of local graduates after they were labelled "trash" by a vice-chancellor. Datuk Seri Mohamed...
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Schools for scandal: can fraternities shed their sinister image?
Despite calls to ban them, America's frat houses continue to court controversy. Jon Marcus reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programmeAward winner: Daniel FreemanInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £662,320The effects of reducing worry in patients...
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Top research fronts in materials science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 2006-2010
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'Two tribes' to the wall? Elite set may adopt GPA
US system seen to offer a more continuous scale, say breakaway group. Simon Baker reports
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Cash for questions: call for scholars to shape A levels
Academics could be given cash to devise A-level courses as examiners call for the higher education sector to take a more active role in shaping sub-degree qualifications.A Better Approach to Higher...