Thinking in Cases, by John Forrester
A study explores how individual instances shape universal truths across subjects, says Janet Sayers
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The Future of Live, by Karin van Es
Tara Brabazon on a study examining the concept and forms of liveness in media studies
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What are you reading? – 2 February 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Marvellous Thieves: Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights, by Paolo Lemos Horta
Shahidha Bari on a rich account of all the voices that shaped and reshaped the Arabian Nights
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A New Deal for China’s Workers?, by Cynthia Estlund
A survey of the labour landscape under the Chinese Communist Party would be stronger with more voices of working people, says Jonathan Mirsky
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Books interview: Julia Fischer
The behavioural scientist on the call of the wild, Jane Goodall, research in remote places, and her waiting-to-be-read pile
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Heartthrobs: A History of Women and Desire, by Carol Dyhouse
Book of the week: The perennial female fantasy of man embodies a host of contradictory types, says Laura Frost
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Interview with Julie Mennell
We talk about the social responsibilities of universities, crime scene investigation and attracting talent to the North East of England with the vice-chancellor of the University of Cumbria
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Carl Weber, 1925-2016
A theatre director who worked as an assistant to Bertolt Brecht before becoming professor of drama at Stanford University has died
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Brexit strategies: how universities might shape their futures
Oxford’s appointment of head of Brexit strategy offers sector food for thought
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UK universities ‘must embrace technology or risk falling behind’
Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ‘key tool’ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF
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A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics: A Neuroscientist on How to Make Sense of a Complex World, by Daniel Levitin
Look at the data. The truth is out there, but all must face what they find, says Shane O’Mara
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Driven out, but Ukraine’s universities are not down
Institutions displaced by war in the country’s east have relocated campuses and adopted distance learning techniques to continue teaching. Hilary Lamb reports
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Going paperless: ORCID is the new CV
Tired of the lies and back-patting that CVs are made of, Roger Watson eyes an alternative with a long list of virtues
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Gender equality: universities are still all talk and too many trousers
Female academics’ feedback on issues such as ‘acceptable’ norms reveals a sector far from its ideals, say Laurie Cohen and Jo Duberley