Academics consider how to give ‘illegalised’ refugees a voice
UCL event considers the responses of anthropologists and artists to the refugee crisis
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Interview with Amina Memon
We talk to the psychology professor about diversity in higher education, academics’ civic engagement, and mindfulness
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Researchers turn to crowdfunding for support outside universities
Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small
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Do PhD students get the right support from universities?
A review at the University of Nottingham found many doctoral students were unsure where to turn for help
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Falling international student numbers ‘cost UK £8 billion’
Stagnation in university recruitment accounts for £5 billion of shortfall, UKCISA conference told
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Focus on interdisciplinary research or lose out, academics warned
Iain Gillespie, former research and innovation director at Nerc, explains why the University of Leicester is setting up four new institutes
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Criticisms mount over new UK research body
Academy of Social Sciences joins former Royal Society president in raising questions about UK Research and Innovation
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Higher fees under TEF 'would put disadvantaged students off HE'
Despite previous warnings proving unfounded, survey author says that there may be a point at which university 'would become too expensive'
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Social science research in Madagascar: it’s a jungle
David Mould had to navigate cartoon lemurs and other barriers in order to help local academics study factors hindering development
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Grant winners – 30 June 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Reclaiming Feminism: Challenging Everyday Misogyny, by Miriam E. David
Book of the week: Second-wave highs, Caitlin Moran and rape culture surface in a work of mixed genres, says Emma Rees
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What are you reading? – 30 June 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Philosopher: A History in Six Types, by Justin E. H. Smith
A study probing the state of a discipline raises the alarm on scholars selling out, says Martin Cohen
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The Other Catholics: Remaking America’s Largest Religion, by Julie Byrne
Jane Shaw on a brilliant study of independent churches in the US