The Pick - The Brain Season
Credit: Geoff Tompkinson/Science Photo LibraryThe Brain SeasonBBC Radio 4, from 7 November and through the month"What one 17th-century philosopher disparagingly described as 'a bowl of curds' is now...
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We've taken the test!
Our university has become the first in the country to submit itself to Which? consumer-product testing, which will shortly be extended to all other UK universities.Twelve potential undergraduates...
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Bloggers raise alarm over sleep of reason
The standfirst of "You can't tell me anything" ( October) says that "the gleefully bull-headed ignorance shown by politicians, bloggers and others" suggests that "scientific evidence and scholarly...
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Intelligence agency
Which?'s intention to move into the world of higher education information provision has caused something of a stir (The week in higher education, October).We know that choosing a university is a...
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Misshapen and incapable
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council claims to have consulted the scientific community regarding its "shaping capability" policy aimed at maintaining the UK's global research...
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Galaxy quest starts small
It was good to see "citizen science" featured in 糖心Vlog ("Powered by the people", 20 October), but the article's claim that the vast majority of initiatives in this area are American-...
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Identity theft
The philosopher Gilbert Ryle once sought to explain the notion of a "category mistake" by recalling a tourist in Oxford complaining that he had been round the colleges but still hadn't found the...
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Always on the menu
In "Sector: too many cooks will spoil regulatory broth" ( October), Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, says that proposals to give the 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England, the Quality...
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Nightmare scenarios
Using fiction to satirise perceptions of the current state of the academy seems to be gaining in popularity ("This REF is a deadly serious undertaking", 20 October). A couple of years ago we had the...
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Shine a light on Oxford tutorials so students can get more satisfaction
New humanities head calls for scrutiny of teaching practices ahead of fees rise. Simon Baker reports
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Communication, Cultural and Media Studies: The Key Concepts
Author: John HartleyEdition: FourthPublisher: Routledge/Taylor & FrancisPages: 6Price: ?65.00 and ?16.99ISBN 9780415550758 and 563239Key Concepts in Communication and Cultural Studies was first...
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Student Review: Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain
Author: Julian PetleyEdition: FirstPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPages: 240Price: ?75.00 and ?24.99ISBN 9780748625383 and 25390As the British Board of Film Classification will reach its...
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Culture, media & gender studies round-up
In the Limelight and Under the Microscope: Forms and Functions of Female CelebrityEditors: Su Holmes and Diane NegraEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 352Price: ?65.00 and ?19.99ISBN...
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The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience
Author: Jane M. UssherEdition: FirstPublisher: Routledge/Taylor & FrancisPages: 328Price: ?44.95 and ?19.95ISBN 97804153398 and 39285Written with verve in a polemical style, this book will not...
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Student Review: The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing
Editor: Hugh StevensEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 2Price: ?45.00 and ?17.99ISBN 9780521888448 and 716574Cambridge Companions are excellent resources in the pursuit of...