Ben Barres, 1954-2017
Tributes paid to neuroscientist who identified role of glial cells in several serious diseases
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For people like me, university is a gateway to unemployment
How can more degrees be the solution to urban deprivation when poor areas offer no graduate careers? asks Robert Hesketh
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Russell Group vice-chancellors’ pay averages almost £332K
Elite universities admit they must change remuneration practices despite smaller average pay increase in 2016-17
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Urbanization and English Romantic Poetry, by Stephen Tedeschi
How did mushrooming cities influence verse and vice versa? Shahidha Bari on a bold study
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Unlocking the Church: The Lost Secrets of Victorian Sacred Space, by William Whyte
James Stevens Curl on an eloquent plea for an understanding of the past through built fabric
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The week in higher education – 11 January 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Singapore’s powerhouses neglect local intellectual life
Singaporeans deserve more local impact from their top-ranked public universities, says Cherian George
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Barbed-Wire Imperialism: Britain’s Empire of Camps, 1876-1903, by Aidan Forth
Internment in the colonies served a darker purpose beyond aid efforts, finds Laleh Khalili
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From Byron to bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers, by Nir Arielli
Joanna Bourke muses over the motivations of those who leave home to fight in conflicts abroad. Are they terrorists or principled idealists?
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The UK must do a better job of predicting future student numbers
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s methodology is of incredibly low quality, says Nick Hillman
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We need blind marking in the REF, too
Bias in assessing submissions is inevitable and damaging. Anonymisation is the least bad solution, says Graham Farrell
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If the OfS is all about freedom of speech, the policy must at least be consistent
Jo Johnson’s support for free expression unravels when it comes to Palestine, says Jonathan Rosenhead
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Winning at all costs: US college athletics and the curse of money
College sport is deeply woven into US culture and commerce. But a long series of scandals has pointed the glare of publicity away from the basketball courts and football fields towards the athletics...
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New and noteworthy – 11 January 2018
A whirlwind tour of universities, a timely survey of Iran’s past, an intriguing nose-around the Byzantine Empire, and a fascinating study of revolution in Egypt
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Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age, by Matthew J. Salganik
Book of the week: Correct use and interpretation of big data can lead to the creation of new theories, finds Farida Vis