Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East, by Lauren Ristvet
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the drama that formed and maintained Near Eastern civilisations

Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the drama that formed and maintained Near Eastern civilisations

Ferdinand von Prondzynski ponders an exploration of how universities should be led and by whom

Biancamaria Fontana finds out how the telling of fibs went from being a sin to a social skill

The authors’ case for a cosmology in crisis is infinitely plausible, finds Jon Turney

Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik baulks at the questionable assertions in a polemic about traveller communities

Joanna Lewis on the assassination of the nation’s first democratically elected leader

The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry

Deifying young fashion designers does them no favours and slights the many who make their work possible, says Sally Feldman

Laurence Coupe relishes inspiring reflections on the natural world’s relationship with language

Ending support for cross-border students does not mean tuition fee cash would be reinvested in institutions, report warns

Hakim Adi urges early career researchers at first meeting of Black Doctoral Network UK to be resilient when facing difficulties

Jon Nixon asks what Arendt’s work can tell us about the value of universities as places of thinking together

Two government departments and watchdog investigate St Patrick’s College

Division as scholars analyse Hefce’s system for dividing £1 billion QR pot

Our Deputy Head of REF Strategy, Brian Bryan, has expressed “absolute delight” at the news that the high-powered research panels set up to detect “impact” in the 2014 research excellence framework...