Border studies: relevant for international relations and ‘border guard’ university staff

Rare win for Europe-based economist sees Philippe Aghion rewarded for mathematical modelling of how ‘creative destruction’ underpins growth

13 October

More research council funding in the humanities and social sciences should be distributed in the form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris

22 April

In a postcolonial and technologically advanced age, ignoring most of the world’s languages is no longer tenable, says Tomasz Kamusella

27 March

Social sciences ‘the proverbial canary in the coalmine’ for restrictions in other areas of research, dean warns

4 February

From Isis and the Middle East to Europe’s response to refugees, borders are at the heart of many crises around the world