State of the uni
Having joined academia after a career in industry, I am shocked about the ludicrous amount of paperwork (“I quit! Why I am leaving UK academia”, Opinion, 25 July, www.timeshighereducation.com). A few...
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Critical theory
David Matthews’ feature “Fuzzy logic” (3 August) raises the question of whether “firms themselves really value the kind of critical thinking that academics prize”. The evidence suggests that they do...
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What are you reading? – 24 August 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The state of higher education in Hungary
With the Hungarian government clamping down on universities and championing labourers over philosophers, David Matthews meets those living with the consequences
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The Many Deaths of Jew Süss: The Notorious Trial and Execution of an Eighteenth-Century Court Jew, by Yair Mintzker
Book of the week: Bryan Cheyette straddles truth and fiction in observer accounts of anti-Semitic persecution
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New and noteworthy – 24 August 2017
Gender still matters, even for Angela Merkel; the future of education and Moocs; religion and terrorism; sports fandom; and the rise of the coroner
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Scholarly memorabilia: which item in your office would you save from a fire?
Scholars divulge which treasured possession they would rescue from their office before heading for the emergency exit if a fire broke out on campus
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There is an alternative to high-cost v-cs
Don’t blame vice-chancellors for their salaries – we need to rethink where power lies in universities, says Tom Cutterham
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Do we need a Hippocratic oath for academics?
It is time to consider how we can stop senior academics bullying their way on to research papers, says Trisha Greenhalgh
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Scientific doping will lift scholarship to new heights
Brain-boosting drugs can help students and academics alike to unlock their potential, says Hemmel Amrania
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Postgraduate application fees ‘hit poorest students’
Researchers reveal huge differences in charges levied by Russell Group universities
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Could other countries copy Hungary and roll back higher education?
Hungary is making ‘dubious history’ by reversing the expansion of universities, writes David Matthews
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EAIE 2017: conference preview
Access the THE preview of the 2017 European Association for International Education conference in Seville