The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth Century History, by David Edgerton
Book of the week: A. W. Purdue on an argument that relocates the roots of modern Britain in the post-war period
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Will India’s Institutes of Eminence finally put the subcontinent’s HE system on the world stage?
Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar
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The Last Utopians: Four Late 19th Century Visionaries and Their Legacy, by Michael Robertson
Delve beneath the title and this portrait of four utopians has its rewards, writes Richard Howells
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Inside Lenin’s Government: Ideology, Power and Practice in the Early Soviet State, by Lara Douds
A new perspective on Lenin suggests that the power shift to the Politburo originated not with Stalin but because it was often more expedient for ministers to go direct to the Politburo for a speedy...
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What are you reading? – 28 June 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Scottish ministerial nominee dropped over ‘offensive’ blog post
Gillian Martin described transgender students as ‘hairy-knuckled laydees’
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We’re pioneering a new way to measure teaching quality across Europe
Phil Baty explains the motivation and methodology behind the inaugural Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings
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GSA’s Mackintosh building to be partially dismantled
Glasgow School of Art’s historic home at risk of ‘sudden collapse’
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‘Intense peer pressure’ part of Nobel formula, prizewinner argues
Chemistry laureate Michael Levitt also warns younger scientists are now far less likely to be awarded grants
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Australian student loan bill put on ice
Controversial legislation will not be considered before August
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Rosaleen Anderson, 1962-2018
Tributes paid to “inspirational” scientist who transformed understanding of a rare disease
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Interview with Gábor Klaniczay
The Hungarian medievalist discusses being in Paris in 1968, learning from Jacques Le Goff, and the Orbán regime