Daniel Snowman , senior research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research ( IHR ), reviews Exiles and Expatriates for the October edition of History Today . Written by cultural historian Peter Burke, the book examines the impact of immigration on the transfer of knowledge.

Black Tudors: The Untold Story by Dr Miranda Kaufmann , senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies ( ICWS ), is reviewed in the Financial Times (behind paywall, but available via Google search). The article describes the publication as an ‘enlightening and constantly surprising book’ that presents fresh figures and challenges the way we look at the Tudors.

Martin Plaut , senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies ( ICWS ), writes in the New Statesman that the next president of the African National Congress (ANC) will be chosen against a background of ‘rumour, smears, dirty tricks and assassinations’. He says ‘The party of Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Albert Luthuli is almost unrecognisable today. Few any longer regard the ANC with the reverence and affection that it once took for granted.’

Professor Barry C Smith , director of the Institute of Philosophy ( IP ), discusses questions of artistic taste and judgement and explores the idea of taste, subjective pleasure and expertise on BBC Radio 4’s Tick Box Art programme (at 8:30).