Some recent experimental results and theoretical calculations on elastic, inelastic and quasi‐elastic scattering, and on the pickup reaction are discussed: p‐4He and p‐3He elastic scattering, comparison of p‐d and p‐4He backward scattering, the 12C(p,d)11C* reaction, elastic scattering from the isotopes of calcium, elastic and inelastic scattering from several elements, quasi‐elastic knock‐out of alpha particles from nuclei.