Universities creating generation of ‘wuss’ lawyers, says professor
Students may crumble in court if they’re not exposed to ‘disturbing’ ideas, George Washington University academic claims
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Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson, 1926-2016
Renowned chemist and administrator, known for his financial acumen and attention to detail, oversaw the creation of Cardiff University
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Ice hockey helps professor boost literature study in Canada
Jon Marcus reports from Saskatoon in Saskatchewan on how an academic is using the country’s favourite sport to teach his students
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‘Black and Hispanic female PhDs’ need science mentors
US study finds biomedical PhDs from certain ethnic minorities are less likely to understand the ‘hidden’ rules of succeeding in science
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Do websites like The Tab spell the end for student journalism?
Sophie Hunter looks at what disruption of the student news market by the internet means for the traditional campus newspaper
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Prepare students 'to fail' so they can learn, report suggests
Key finding of annual study into future pedagogical trends would mean students 'struggle' but gain deeper understanding
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Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say
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‘Fossil-free’ movement shows the way for ethical divestment
Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry
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Eating the Ocean, by Elspeth Probyn
Book of the week: A study of our leviathan appetite for seafood dares to go deep and recovers pearls, says Philip Hoare
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What are you reading? – 1 December 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Life Breaks In (A Mood Almanack), by Mary Cappello
Shahidha Bari on an idiosyncratic and tantalising inward-looking exercise in soulful diary-keeping
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Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures, by Eric Kandel
Tristan Bekinschtein lauds a Nobel laureate’s fusion of art interpretation and analysis with the internal mechanisms by which we see works of art
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The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High‑Tech World, by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
Are our mental faculties really too unevolved to keep us afloat in an ocean of digital distraction? asks Shane O’Mara
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The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, by Wendy Gamber
The tale of a shocking killing falls short as true crime and as social history, says Sharon Wheeler
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New and noteworthy – 1 December 2016
On draught: tales of early Muslim lives lived; bad soldiers; oh joy – emoji decoded; and cogito ergo vino