On the Spirit of Rights, by Dan Edelstein
Human rights are rooted in the ancient concept of a universal natural law, observes Jane O’Grady

Human rights are rooted in the ancient concept of a universal natural law, observes Jane O’Grady

Constantine Sandis praises a superbly translated volume of epistles that swings seamlessly between mundane trivialities and profound insights

Matthew Reisz on two students of fashion design who have created winning portfolios inspired by the British Library’s archives

Rachel Moss on how classrooms of the Middle Ages schooled boys in emotional intelligence

Leo Mellor on the artistic ways in which the conflicts of the past century are recalled and reimagined

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Book of the week: We all like to make-believe, says Dale Salwak, who wishes the author had not revealed so many secrets

In a rapidly changing world, is a broader approach to the university curriculum needed to develop the critical thinking and creativity increasingly sought after by employers, Anna McKie asks

Tributes paid to a scholar who revolutionised study of the world’s earliest known written language

Hepi survey finds student opinion is in direct opposition to government and regulator policy

A comparison of pay data with the THE rankings offers insights on which leaders provide the best value for money

THE survey finds support among academics for harsher punishments for students, following paper that reports ‘surprising’ level of support for criminalising users of contract cheating services
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Marketisation, precarity and global competition have combined to create a vast market for academic ghostwriting, says an anonymous scholar

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience