Interview with Simon McKeon
We talk to the Monash University figurehead about a world record in sailing and the importance of political certainty for Australian higher education
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SETsquared: does it have the key to incubator success?
Partnership of five universities has so far helped new businesses raise more than £1bn
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Russell Group membership a ‘badge of quality’ for bond investors
More universities set to follow Cardiff University into bond market as appetite for construction pairs with ‘unbelievably low’ interest rates
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Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation, by Timothy J. Jorgensen
From Mrs Roentgen’s ring to Fukushima fears: Richard Joyner on an informative popular history
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Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience, by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Luna Centifanti on the important role that emotions play in our ability to assimilate knowledge
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New and noteworthy – 11 February 2016
New titles for your to-read list: the law and transgender, world history redux, quantum bananas and eldritch otherworlds
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A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age: Scientific Habits of Mind, by David Helfand
Cait MacPhee on back-of-envelope calculations and other tools to assess value and assumptions
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What are you reading? – 11 February 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Jeremy Corbyn still wants to scrap fees but is no ‘dictator’
Labour leader tells THE he has discussed funding model for abolishing fees with shadow chancellor
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The week in higher education – 11 February 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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V-c pay and perks revealed
Bosses’ pay rose by 3 per cent on average to £272,432, according to a new University and College Union report
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A History of the Royal Navy: Empire and Imperialism, by Daniel Owen Spence
In addition to its firepower, Britain’s fleet exerted an immense soft power that underscored the imperial project, A.W. Purdue writes
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Thunder and Lightning: Weather Past, Present and Future, by Lauren Redniss
Book of the week: Exquisite images trigger the sensations of terror and wonder that nature inspires, says Philip Hoare
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Blood, toil, tears and sweat: academics’ trying previous jobs
Scholars discuss their early adventures in the world of work – and what they learned from them
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How to balance public and private contributions to higher education?
John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad