Looking beyond A levels to improve diversity in HE
If we truly want to widen access to higher education, we must wake up to the fact that a school-leaver isn’t representative of all new university entrants, says Jonathan Wylie
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No laughing matter? Classroom humour treads a fine line
Funny jokes improve class cohesion and dud gags do no harm, study finds – but offensive quips can alienate learners
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European Research Council cash in jeopardy under ‘no-deal’ Brexit
UK government guidance highlights EU programmes where ‘third country’ participation is not permitted
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Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, by Nadine Strossen
Ugly, hateful talk must be countered with debate and argument, not bans, says Joanna Williams
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Books editor’s blog: when bad grammar makes good evidence
A forensic linguist’s compelling and sometimes chilling case files demonstrate how criminals’ punctuation can be their undoing
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The Prime Ministers’ Craft: Why Some Succeed and Others Fail in Westminster Systems, by Patrick Weller
Book of the week: Premiers often have a tenuous hold on power in Cabinet governments, finds Vernon Bogdanor
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Heinrich Himmler’s Cultural Commissions: Programmed Plunder in Italy and Yugoslavia, by James R. Dow
Bill Niven examines a project that attempted to preserve Teutonic traditions in the wake of defeat
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Hitler’s Collaborators: Choosing between Bad and Worse in Nazi-Occupied Western Europe, by Philip Morgan
Zoë Waxman praises a study that debunks the comforting post-war myth of the resisting majority in countries such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands
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Interview with Peter van der Veer
The Dutch anthropologist discusses growing up in the sectarian Netherlands, following the hippie trail and whether religious tolerance has a future
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Laurie Taylor – 23 August 2018
Goodbye Poppleton. Memorial edition.
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Finem respice! Poppleton’s undying spirit
Laurie Taylor’s campus creation was loved because it mirrored academics’ own experiences. Although it’s closed, it will live on
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Poor production is killing the video star
Lecture capture has not taken off. Is it time to call in the thespians, asks Michael Marinetto
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Population collapse must speed South Korean university reform
Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim
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Education policy void looms as Australian government implodes
Political meltdown scotches hopes for stability in university sector