Books interview: Zainab Bahrani
The renowned archaeologist discusses being inspired by Greek myths, Agatha Christie’s life on dig sites in Iraq, and the importance of fieldwork to her writing
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London’s Triumph: Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City, by Stephen Alford
Book of the week: The rise in London’s trading fortunes owed much to foreign visitors, finds Lucy Wooding
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What are you reading? – 27 April 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Higher education is not to blame for the ‘no platforming’ epidemic
Students who grew up disinviting ideological difference on Facebook will naturally want to do the same on campus, says Darren Linvill
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Freedom of speech is not just for academics
Universities should not be neutral about attempts to ‘no platform’ speakers. They must defend students’ right to hear orthodoxy challenged, says Steve Fuller
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Universities with the highest percentage of international students named
Universities with the highest percentage of international students named
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How international scholars are fighting for Central European University
A protest campaign in support of the Hungarian university is in full swing, explains Jan Kubik
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Shakira Martin defeats Malia Bouattia to win NUS presidency
‘Centrist’ candidate wins majority in first round of ballot
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Lord Lawson: loss of free speech in HE a ‘great problem’ of today
Former chancellor claims ‘politically correct’ students hold sway over ‘totally supine university authorities’
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What the Windsors can learn from Prince Andrew
The Duke of York’s support for London Met shows how the Royal Family can make a difference in higher education, says Jack Grove
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Undergraduates as researchers: vital training, or box-ticking?
Students' work on quantum computing demonstrates their role on the front line of discovery
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Liberal Democrats bid to win back the ‘university vote’
Vince Cable and Julian Huppert back party to overtake Labour in ‘university seats’
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UK university loses visa licence after two students rejected
Newman v-c suspects ‘drive to limit number of institutions that are able to recruit international students’
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Fight over Germany’s article ‘royalties’ system
System rewards academics whose work is used in teaching – but at potential bureaucracy cost
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Blue-collar advantage: how working-class academics can bring us together
Scholars with working-class backgrounds are ideally placed to change how academics are perceived, says Stefanie Stiles