Sarah Churchwell: opening the doors to the ivory tower
‘Don’t claim you are changing the world if only four people are reading your article’, says new chair in public understanding of the humanities
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The Joy of Tax, by Richard Murphy
Marcus Chown on a brief, critically important guide to economic literacy
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From Labouring to Learning: Working‑class Masculinities, Education and De-industrialization, by Michael R. M. Ward
A Welsh town’s Boiz, Geeks and Emos are in urgent need of new scripts, finds John Field
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Lady Byron and Her Daughters, by Julia Markus
Duncan Wu on a study of marriage and motherhood
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Books interview: Hugh Pennington
Scary puddings, the art of succinctness and First World War myth-making: perspectives from the author of Have Bacteria Won?
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: physical sciences results
Asia doubles representation while European countries face varied performance
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Eradicating terrorism is impossible, warns academic
Students and politicians may struggle to accept this – especially in the wake of the attacks in Paris – but the best we can do is contain a phenomenon that is as old as the hills, says George...
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Top research teams ‘have more overseas academics and use carrots not sticks’
Analysis of top-ranked groups also finds they have ‘accountable autonomy’ from the university
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Brace for impact: making the most of your research
We may be stuck with impact, so best to make the most of it, says John Tregoning
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College of Estate Management gains university college title
But principal of online, non-profit, private institution warns new Green Paper market entry plans could be seen as 'lowering bar on quality'
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The Green Paper needs big data
Students cannot be put at the heart of the system without a statistics upgrade, argues Paul Clark
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Most Russell Group universities ‘little different to other pre-92s’
Study argues that, while Oxford and Cambridge stand apart, rest of mission group does not live up to ‘elite’ tag
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How to spot different sorts of potential
Roxanne Stockwell calls on universities to rethink their admissions criteria
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‘Naive’ TEF metrics could undermine widening participation, v-c warns
Simon Gaskell says Queen Mary University of London would be ‘crucified’ on graduate salary score because of diverse intake