Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence, by Nathan Emery
A crow named Betty is one of the highlights in a fascinating study of an exciting area of research, says Tim Birkhead
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The week in higher education – 8 September 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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New and noteworthy – 8 September 2016
This week’s bookish things to do: brush up your Shakespeare, explore a mother of a holiday, put paid to the rentiers and count the cost of London’s Olympics
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The American studies melting pot
Christopher Phelps surveys a field that lends itself to interdisciplinarity, while a British scholar laments that UK institutions prefer Americans for Americanists
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Grant winners – 8 September 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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How Russell Group dominates research funding
This graph shows the dominance of Russell Group universities in attracting quality-related research funding from Hefce, which is based on the results of the REF
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Laurie Taylor – 8 September 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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A senior years gap year
Nearly 70, his mortgage paid and his children settled, John Kirkaldy realises it’s not too late to indulge in a globetrotting adventure
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The TEF, ravens and mistaken measures
In “Some Russell Group universities ‘could opt out of the TEF’” (News, 1 September), Chris Husbands is quoted as saying: “The TEF will give students a powerful piece of additional information to...
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Stifled by impact
Peter Taylor-Gooby’s admission that his research has had minimal social impact is refreshing (“Professor turns to novel writing as his research ‘had no impact’”, News, 1 September). I wonder if one...
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Take on the mills
The use of essay mills is a big problem (“Make trouble for the essay mills”, Opinion, 1 September), and the sector as a whole seems to be in denial. It’s becoming a minor epidemic at my institution,...
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Ça va bien
The article “University language departments ‘at risk’ as recruitment slumps” (News, 19 August) continues the sorry saga told each summer of dwindling numbers applying for language degrees, fuelled...
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Impact is driving us into the shallows
Stephen Banks worries that the push to show real-world engagement may bury the ‘deep knowledge’ we ought to treasure
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On when a face veil is and isn’t a problem in lectures
Some lecturers will rightly encourage forms of student interaction that are impossible for those covering their faces, Eric Heinze argues