The Age of Reformation: The Tudor and Stewart Realms 1485-1603
Lucy Wooding admires an assured interweaving of Scottish and English history in the 16th century
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The Least Worst Place: How Guant谩namo Became the World鈥檚 Most Notorious Prison
So how did Guantanamo become 鈥渢he world鈥檚 most notorious prison鈥? Principally as a result of a Washington-created public-relations own goal. On 11 January 2002, the first group of 20 prisoners...
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The Canon: The Twenty Years鈥 Crisis: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations. By E. H. Carr
The bibliographies in today鈥檚 inter颅national relations texts rarely include anything published before about 1990, but there is one work still regularly listed and discussed that appeared as long ago...
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Sex, drugs and stats
Matthew Reisz meets reluctant Facebook darling Andy Field, the Harry Potter of the social sciences
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Schools say mea culpa as they cash in on MBAs
Applications rise as institutions vow to play their part in resolving the crisis. Hannah Fearn reports
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe third phase of the National Prevention Research Initiative.Award winner: A. AndersonInstitution: University of DundeeValue: 拢1,167,436Bewel: the impact of a body weight...
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Southampton Solent University - Centre kicks off
A new national football research centre was due to be officially opened by Gerry Sutcliffe, the Minister for Sport, at Southampton Solent University on 16 September. The Lawrie McMenemy Centre for...
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University of Exeter - How rude
An online database developed by an international group of researchers, including staff at the University of Exeter, could help tourists in France to understand insults hurled their way by rude...
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London School of Economics - Spitting images
Drawings by some of the UK's leading political cartoonists have been unveiled at the London School of Economics. The works, most of which were published in the 1990s, include caricatures of...
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Roehampton University - Snapshot healing
The world's first international research project on phototherapy - therapy involving photographs - is being launched by Roehampton University. The project, funded by the European Commission-backed...
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Royal Holloway, University of London - Vet link formalised
The Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Royal Holloway, University of London, formalising the collaboration between the two organisations. Adam Tickell...
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Teesside University - Research quintet
Five new research institutes have been launched at Teesside University. Graham Henderson, its vice-chancellor, promised that the additions would provide a "clearer focus" for research development at...
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University of Nottingham - Ancient remedies, up to date
A strategic partnership to further research into traditional Chinese medicine has been signed by the University of Nottingham and Tasly Group, one of China's largest pharmaceutical companies and a...
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University of Sheffield - Moats of trust
Political experts at the University of Sheffield will do their bit to restore the public's confidence in politicians. Sheffield's department of politics has been awarded a 拢100,000 research grant to...
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University of Manchester - Chemical engineering boost
Plans have been announced for a 拢30 million chemical engineering facility at the University of Manchester. It will serve the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, and will...