Come shine at the Diamond Light Source
The UK synchrotron seeks more university groups to set up second homes at the site to create a genuine research campus
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Row between ‘forced exit’ scholar and NTU reignites
Nanyang Technological University president’s claim that tenure dispute was ‘not political’ contested by ex-faculty member Cherian George
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University idols overrun Platonic ideals in China
Institutions are using pictures of glamorous students to tart up their marketing, but not everyone approves of the trend, says Hong Bing
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Scots rush to offer shorter degree courses
Three-year programmes challenge the supremacy of Scotland’s ‘gold standard’
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How to move up from a researcher post to lecturer
Report advises young academics to foster personal and research independence to advance their careers. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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The BBC: news at sixes and sevens
Fictional journalists show more principle than their BBC counterparts, says Sally Feldman
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Mary Evans, Stephen Halliday, Jane O’Grady, A. W. Purdue and Sharon Wheeler...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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A Very Courageous Decision: The Inside Story of Yes Minister, by Graham McCann
Fred Inglis finds much to savour in a shrewd and affectionate study of a cherished satirical sitcom
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Motherload: Making It All Better in Insecure Times, by Ana Villalobos
E. Stina Lyon on the unrealistically high expectations placed on women
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Modernism, Middlebrow and the Literary Canon, by Lise Jaillant
Gary Day extols a fascinating study of Modern Library books
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Forensic Shakespeare, by Quentin Skinner
Shakespeare’s use of legal rhetoric is the force behind much of his drama, says Willy Maley
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The Venice Myth: Culture, Literature, Politics, 1880 to the Present, by David Barnes
Richard Bosworth on the revolutionaries, Romantics, tourists and Fascists that have shaped the Italian city
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White Magic: The Age of Paper, by Lothar Müller, translated by Jessica Spengler
Katharine Reeve on the fundamental impact of paper on human life, work and culture
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The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Live broadcasting has changed how audiences view theatre and performance, says Liz Schafer
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REF: how a one-man crusade got started
My initial reaction to the letter from some of my colleagues in the history department at Lancaster University was not to dignify it with a response. But on reflection, I believe its claims to be...