To See Paris and Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture, by Eleonory Gilburd
Kristen R. Ghodsee learns how Western cultural products imported into the Soviet Union allowed people to travel in their imaginations, despite being physically restricted
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New and noteworthy – 17 January 2019
Edward Said’s influential imperial critique, Alexander the Great’s long artistic afterlife, mosquitoes’ place in empire, and black activists’ efforts to ‘decolonise Britain’
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Admissions lotteries could help bring the elite down to earth
Hyper-selective universities help create the outrageous arrogance of some politicians. A bit of randomness in the process could lead to more humble leaders, argues David Matthews
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Interview with Aine Duffy
The Central European University’s new director of communications talks radical nuns, leaving Ireland aged 18 and why her role is the most exciting in her profession
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Margaret Garb, 1962-2018
Scholar of race and urban history remembered
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University ties in spotlight as Western anxiety over Huawei grows
Institutions seek guidance over links to Chinese company but are told that it is not their role to start a ‘new Cold War’
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English v-cs believe mergers will rescue failing universities
PA Consulting survey finds many leaders see outright university closures as ‘politically and socially unconscionable’
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Academics who work when sick risk burnout, professor warns
Survey of more than 5,000 UK researchers finds about half keep working when they are unwell
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The week in higher education – 17 January 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Third of PhD students in Europe ‘fail to complete in six years’
Supervision highlighted as a ‘big challenge’ in wake of study on doctoral education
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Research intelligence: how to promote your work online
Scholars offer their advice on the art of promoting research online
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Virginia universities head into the Amazon jungle
Pledges of huge investments in higher education to secure the tech giant’s second headquarters could strain academic autonomy, says Michelle Dimino
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The customer has no right to be lazy
England’s loan system and high fees have fuelled students’ sense of entitlement but not of responsibility, says Beth Guilding
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The long-haul route to impact rarely begins at university
Even in tourism studies, reality often belies the bold, sunny pictures painted in the impact case study brochure, says Rhodri Thomas