The Metamorphoses of Kinship
Has the study of "kinship", always something of an esoteric specialism for the general reader, really faded from mainstream anthropology itself? A concept of the kinship-based society began with...
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The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics
Increasing globalisation may not bring peace, but Howard Davies glimpses a digital way ahead
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The Cold War and After: History, Theory, and the Logic of International Politics
Marc Trachtenberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, is unusual among US international relations specialists in being deeply committed to historical approaches and methods, and in...
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The Ethics of Transplants: Why Careless Thought Costs Lives
Organs for transplantation come from other human beings, who may be alive or dead at the time of donation. Each option entails emotive and ethical issues, compounded by the fact that the number of...
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Hidden in plain sight
Our failure to acknowledge that science is spurred by the same creative impulse that fuels the arts does a disservice to future scientists and to society as a whole, argues Geraint Wiggins
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What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved
Jane's brilliance, John Mullan tells Matthew Reisz, lies not only in her insights and keen eye for detail, but also in an uncanny ability to make her readers feel every bit as clever as her
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More risk for you, Sir?
Mr Les Onions, our Head of Fundraising, has welcomed the news from Fiona Kirk, the director of development at the London School of Economics, that the LSE will "rebuild an appetite for risk" after...
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Legal nemesis for the agents of hubris (1 of 2)
George Th. Mavrogordatos' "Styx and stones" (24 May) is a breath of fresh air, and in my view an accurate summary of the present state of affairs in many Greek universities.The situation in Greek...
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Legal nemesis for the agents of hubris (2 of 2)
In response to the online comments about "Styx and stones", let me briefly dispel some misunderstandings.I wish I could do agitprop nowadays, as has been claimed! The sad facts are quite different....
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Planned departure
Recent reports that seek to link Ed Lester's planned departure from the Student Loans Company to media coverage of the previous tax arrangements in his contract are factually inaccurate ("Student...
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Inflation and obfuscation
As author of the Intergenerational Foundation report False Accounting?, I take issue with David Willetts' response to Liam Burns in 糖心Vlog ("Without fees reform, our children would...
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Still a rich man's world
I am studying for a master's degree at Durham University and am part of University College. Having enjoyed my undergraduate studies at the University of Liverpool, I relished the challenge of a new...
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Open the transfer window
Pious platitudes should not obscure the current realities about international education in the UK. It is a largely commercial operation, synonymous with the recruitment of full fee-paying students...
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Might learn a thing or two
Regarding "Ignorance is strength" (Opinion, 24 May): Felipe Fernández-Armesto might enjoy his pub quizzes a little more if he reread Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie article on...
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Lord Glenamara of Glenridding, 1912-2012
A former education and science minister who was a "driving force" behind the creation of polytechnics and served as chancellor of what is now Northumbria University has died.Ted Short - who became a...