Power in European universities shifts to governing boards
Some countries have introduced gender quotas, while many have reduced state control, report finds
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User-led design is essential for universities going digital
In developing digital teaching and learning environments, institutions must maintain focus on the essential task of connecting students with their teachers and each other, says Rebecca Galley
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Australian education exports nudge A$32 billion
Record earnings underline importance of international students to universities’ bottom lines
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Letters – 2 August 2018
Give student evaluations serious thought The research on student evaluations of teaching is inconsistent, largely because the instruments vary so widely. The many potential limitations of SETs are...
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Mixing It: Diversity in World War Two Britain, by Wendy Webster
People of many countries and ethnic backgrounds boosted the war effort, learns Panikos Panayi
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Has the Gay Movement Failed?, by Martin Duberman
Sharif Mowlabocus reflects on how politics took a back seat as LGBTQ organisations advanced
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What are you reading? – 2 August 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Domestic Noir: The New Face of 21st Century Crime Fiction, edited by Laura Joyce and Henry Sutton
Book of the week: Dream homes, women on the edge, murder – we’ve been here before, says Sharon Wheeler
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Don’t get comfortable: the rise of the precarious academy
Precarity is a significant feature of the academy worldwide, creating a feeling of ‘academic apartheid’ as it grows. Ellie Bothwell explores its impact
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Does the inspirational teacher still have a place in today’s academy?
Lincoln Allison was inspired to teach by academics who loved what they did and communicated this to students. But has all passion for teaching been eliminated by creeping assessment and...
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Educational Equality and International Students: Justice across Borders?, by Stuart Tannock
Fees and fairness are at stake in UK HE’s global search for students, learns Aniko Horvath
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Books editor’s blog: a riff on physics that shreds boundaries
Philip Moriarty explains quantum mechanics with heavy metal music in
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Denis Mitchison, 1919-2018
Tributes paid to tuberculosis expert who worked on the first randomised controlled clinical trial
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Call to rethink China branch campuses over academic freedom risks
Experts say long-running joint ventures should be seen as a ‘litmus test’
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Bullying ‘endemic’ at Sussex, report warns
Vice-chancellor says university is committed to improving staff well-being