Geography is not what it seems
Timothy Darvill looks at how cultural change over 10,000 years has altered the face of Europe
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What bugged the Dinosaurs? Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous
This is the latest of several books on amber by George and Roberta Poinar and specifically looks at Cretaceous ambers (Lebanese, Burmese and Canadian) and what the inclusions can reveal about past...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES?Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of WarBy Jeffrey A. Lockwood, professor of natural sciences and humanities, University of Wyoming. Oxford...
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The book of the week: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
June Purvis on the mother of all resources
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Council shifts focus in Russia
British Council makes the move from teacher training to supporting a cultural dialogue. Nick Holdsworth reports. The British Council is to change the focus of its work in Moscow after a period of...
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Coventry official warns of 'risky' foreign recruiting
Universities that rely on large intake from one country are vulnerable, senior figure warns. John Gill reports.
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Simple isn't always best
Simon Barton is disappointed by a lopsided, broad-brush tale of Dark Ages Muslim-Christian clashes
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Vegetable lambs and uniformed canaries
The Cat Orchestra and the Elephant Butler
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BA-ESRC initiative
The British Academy and the Economic and Social Research Council have announced a new joint scheme to fund visiting fellowships. The fellowships, which will be for a minimum of two months, aim to...
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Everyone will still get a chance with us, v-c says
Dropouts and cuts won't change Bolton's entrance policy, George Holmes tells Melanie Newman
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Iconic mistakes
The reviewer's remarks on Ads to Icons: How Advertising Succeeds in a Multimedia Age (Books, June 22) illustrates the danger of skimming, not reading, a book. Winston Fletcher misrepresented the book...
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL- Award winner: Robert BickersInstitution: University of BristolValue: £34,707Treaty port China and its legacies, 1842-1999- Award winner: Bryan...
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Big expansion plans to take city by storm
Two-year degrees at heart of Gloucestershire goal to win 6,000 more students, writes Melanie Newman.
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Research intelligence - Fancy coming to my place?
Fellowships tempt rising research stars from abroad to UK to strike up long-term relations, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Malaysia: full of Western promise
UK institutions seeking to consolidate their position overseas are discovering Malaysia's potential. John Gill reports from Kuala Lumpur