Extreme: Why Some People Thrive at the Limits, by Emma Barrett and Paul Martin
Do tales of derring-do contain tips for surviving in the cubicle jungles? David Green finds out
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Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle, by Andreas Wagner
Tiffany Taylor on an investigation of the strategies for innovation involved in evolution
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An Intelligent Tory: Henry Worms, Lord Pirbright (1840-1903), by James Grimshaw
The Anglo-Jewish MP makes for a fascinating biographical subject, writes James Stevens Curl
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Stalin: Volume 1: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928, by Stephen Kotkin
A study of the Soviet leader is a brilliant portrait of a man of contradictions, says Robert Gellately
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The Congress of Vienna: Power and Politics after Napoleon, by Brian Vick
Jeremy Black on a significant study of the far-reaching effects of one diplomatic summit
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Speed Limits: Where Time Went and Why We Have So Little Left, by Mark Taylor
Howard P. Segal on an examination of the accelerating pace of life whose scope extends beyond fast food and computers
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The Marketplace of Attention: How Audiences Take Shape in a Digital Age, by James G. Webster
Now that digitisation has revolutionised the media, what are we watching - and how? By Sharon Wheeler
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Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, by Danielle Keats Citron
A compelling argument for strong-arm tactics against those who perpetrate abuse on the net. By Helen Fenwick
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How to be a Conservative, by Roger Scruton
The veteran right-wing academic sets out his belief system. By A. W. Purdue
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Sector urged to put brakes on Confucius Institutes’ expansion
Book dubs Chinese government-funded centres ‘a threat to academic freedom’
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Glasgow academic denies financial interest in paper on fracking
Energy engineering professor Paul Younger says that the accusations of a conflict of interests are ‘beyond risible’
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Suspended Bedfordshire academic fights for reputation
Senior lecturer William Brown awaits professional conduct verdict as an earlier inquiry on a retracted paper is queried
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Who needs court? asks Cardiff University
Consultation questions need for the body after it blocked the appointment of Griff Rhys Jones as chancellor
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Plymouth University silent on ‘sexual harassment’ case findings
The conclusions of an inquiry into allegations against William Taylor, the former chair of governors, will not be shared
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BIS officials prepare for ‘further cuts’
Financial modelling likely to include cuts to research budget although student support most ‘vulnerable’ after 2015