Social science

Not getting credit is a small price to pay for ensuring that social science has a voice, say Jane Elliott and Phil Sooben

Technically-trained graduates vital for development, says thinktank chief

Who wears the trousers? Women often played men in early Hollywood, and few were anything like the ‘monstrous butch’ archetype, Leanne Dawson finds

How should universities handle breakdowns in PhD student-supervisor relationships?

Outdated view that modern universities exert only local influence should be challenged, Hefce’s David Sweeney tells Barcelona event

New universities must seek innovative ways to improve the student experience rather than simply mimicking older institutions, says Peter Coaldrake

Salary thresholds for non-EU nationals may drive students to rival nations, warns immigration expert

Groundbreaking study of how target-driven strategies affect staff has attracted international support

Scousers’ acts of resilience are celebrated in a study of the city’s struggles, says Lisa Mckenzie

Book of the week: Facts and figures can get you only so far when it comes to political change, says Gordon Marsden

Interviewees on dating app who wanted to be ‘used for academic purposes’ highlight the difficulties of using new technology for research

Twenty-five years after it was founded to promote openness in the post-Soviet era, the Central European University is grappling with new threats to democracy

Marquette University row follows professor’s online criticism of ‘liberal’ colleague

New statutory duties designed to stop the rise of extremism on campus are making students and staff apprehensive, AUA conference hears

Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?

More than 1,400 academics have signed a petition condemning the treatment of university staff

A study group’s essays on Bourdieu apply his concepts to novel situations, says Laurie Taylor

There are many lessons to be learned from universities around the world, says new British Academy report

Aaron Huertas offers advice on how to overcome perceptions of being cold but competent 

Book of the week: the former universities minister reviews James Axtell's account of the institutions that educate the US elite

A leading economic psychologist who led [!Soas, University of London!] for almost a decade has died

Lucy Wooding on the constant suspicion and division in the Elizabethan court

Helen Bynum on what made a married woman committed to the cause walk away from it all

Jeremy Singer on a manifesto for maximum impact and insight based on addressing real-world problems in multidisciplinary teams

As the social media platform celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jack Grove examines how it has changed doctoral study

Researchers set out how academic insights can build trust between different groups

Book of the week: With people vulnerable to bias, lack of diversity might be better tackled at organisational level, Victoria Bateman says

Simon Underdown on the novel notion that four walls were key to our development as a species

Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to run for the White House. Elizabeth Cobbs enjoys an entertaining look at her and her predecessors

A captivating study of Canadians’ national game skates over one element, says Andrew Robinson

Experts in everything from accountancy to China and spirituality to skills strategies appointed fellows by the Academy of Social Sciences

Memoir of scholar who fought for recognition will strike a chord with many women, says June Purvis

Danny Dorling on the US failure to provide affordable housing for its citizens

Donald MacRaild on how the Scots see themselves and their place in the UK

Book of the week: Angelia Wilson on a call for us to take seriously our political responsibility for global poverty

Higher education must look beyond financial gain to help solve the Middle East crisis, says Zahir Irani

The UK’s first academic conference on hip hop comes straight outta Cambridge

Faith Nibbs on the tensions and accommodations between newcomers and locals in a small town

Novice sociological researchers will find encouragement and help in a programme of exercises whose insights are informed by a group of gorillas, Les Gofton says

Event with controversial King’s College London researcher Adam Perkins to be held at later date after ‘negative social media activity’

Luna Centifanti on the important role that emotions play in our ability to assimilate knowledge

Cait MacPhee on back-of-envelope calculations and other tools to assess value and assumptions

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

Scholars seeking to make a difference are let in on the secrets of engagement, says Richard Joyner

Rachel Bowlby traces how a school of literary thought and its major figures hit the big time

A study of the Fab Four’s legal woes reveals their naivety and reads like a thriller, says Martin James

Andrew Blake on a study facing up to the reality of working in the arts

Proportion of university staff training through Erasmus has more than doubled in six years, finds report

Giulia Miller on a study of anti-Semitism in the academy and the struggle of displaced scholars

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

Danny Dorling on a study of predatory forces and questionable practices

Organising and agitating online can be a powerful mover of change, Ivor Gaber finds

Persian migrants’ tales illuminate the attitudes and culture of Regency era, says Shahidha Bari

We are sleepwalking towards virtual transparency after an oversharing binge, discovers Paul Bernal

Elizabeth Cobbs on an enlightening and alarming study of how the central state has had to fight for its legitimacy

Joanna Williams on a controversial academic’s interpretation of where the boundaries lie

Book of the week: Tim Hall on post-Soviet criminal clans, diverse and complex groups to whom lawlessness is anathema

Winner of the 2015 THE Most Innovative Teacher of the Year title emphasises benefits of international learning experiences

Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates

Egypt is route to exploring how modern politics privileges beliefs of majorities, finds Bård Kårtveit