The week in higher education – 9 November 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Honours versus Money: The Economics of Awards, by Bruno S. Frey and Jana Gallus
Nobels and suchlike can motivate good behaviour but beware hidden costs, says Marina Della Giusta
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The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist’s Point of View, by Tim Crane
Ursula King explores an effort to provide an account of faith that will allow believers and non-believers to engage in a dialogue
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Books editor’s blog: tallying emotions and economics
How should we choose which titles to review when recurrent themes arise, and how ought we to feel when strong feelings are used to ‘sell’ academic content?
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Interview with Carol S. Dweck
The psychology professor on students’ mindsets, nine-day weeks and thinking in the bath
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Huw Taylor, 1963-2017
Tributes paid to Brighton microbiologist
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Gary Neville: footballers’ ‘university’ will have credibility
Profit should not be a ‘dirty word’ in education, says former Manchester United and England star
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Publishers push ResearchGate harder in copyright battle
Academic social network has moved 'at least 1.7 million articles' to make them less easily accessible, publishers say
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Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant Years, by Nicholas Frankel
Jeffrey Meyers longs for more of the unfamiliar in a portrait of the author’s final chapter
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A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov, by Peter J. Bowler
Book of the week: The reality of the present world has fallen short of science fiction’s predictions, says Jon Turney
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Can Canada bring more indigenous people and knowledge into universities?
Institutions are working to increase participation by native peoples and awareness of their scholarly contributions. Ellie Bothwell reports
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What are you reading? – 9 November 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How political revolution suffocated a promising scientific future for Ireland
The Royal College of Science for Ireland was a progressive experiment in technical education that ended abruptly in the messy wake of Irish independence. Shane McCorristine recounts a cautionary tale...
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Sleight of hand is no way to fund research
Research is paid for by legerdemain, and we should be honest about it if we want to correct funding imbalances and treat students fairly