Break All the Borders, by Ariel Ahram
David Newman is unconvinced by claims that the Middle East is being reconfigured

David Newman is unconvinced by claims that the Middle East is being reconfigured

Joanna Bourke has reservations about an attempt to track the changing meanings of terror

Tony Mann assesses an argument about the role of mathematical beauty as a key to understanding how the universe works

Peter J. Smith raises a glass to ‘conviviality’ in life and literature

Lisa Hopkins applauds a ‘woke’ look at the gaps in Shakespeare’s plays

Post-18 review highlights the chaotic nature of Westminster policymaking, writes John Morgan

A different environment can do wonders for a person; might universities feel a similar refreshment when the UK’s political landscape settles down again?
Assessing the future of assessment The feature “Time to get real” asks if university assessment still passes muster and properly reflects real-world tasks (23 May). Many of us have been listening to...

Event will include launch of THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019

Cost growth still set to outstrip funding, as ‘fees free’ absorbs the fat

Why do anger and indignation come so quick these days? wonders Matthew Reisz

England’s post-18 education review panel says replacement public funding should be targeted to courses with most ‘social and economic value’

Post-18 funding review calls for minimum grants of £3,000 annually for poorest and extending loan payment period to 40 years

As summer approaches in the northern hemisphere, six academics give their personal guides to their favourite vacation destinations