News blog: how to solve the charity funding gap?
It seems unlikely that charity donors will want to pay for university research overheads – but someone will have to eventually
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Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words, by Lynda Mugglestone
Willy Maley delights in a study casting light on the lexicographer’s life as both drudge and judge
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Sebald’s Vision, by Carol Jacobs
The theme of vision is central to an examination of the German writer’s oeuvre, says Simon Ward
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Freedom to Fail: Heidegger’s Anarchy, by Peter Trawny
Martin Cohen on a study offering a fresh perspective on the philosopher’s work
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Universities ‘decline charity research grants due to fall in public funding’
Charities blame widening gap between their grants and full costs of research
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Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present, by Alison Matthews David
Stomach-churning detail reminds us of the blood, sweat and tears in clothes, says Shahidha Bari
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The week in higher education – 24 September 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat – the academy through the lens of the national press
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What are you reading? – 24 September 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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What’s on your door?
Matthew Reisz on the amusing items academics pin to their doors
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The story of a shy academic
Joe Moran on the little-known benefits of being a shrinking violet
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Grant winners – 24 September 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Words fail us: university marketing-speak
A Russell Group tagline rap is further proof that we need to reform the academy’s approach, argues Philip Moriarty
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Why experiment with UK science funding?
Naomi Weir urges caution in the face of plans to reform an efficient research funding system