Shift in opinion over boycott of Israel
The academic boycott of Israel (“Unity amid divisions”, Features, 17 July) is a boycott of institutions not individuals, and there has been a tidal shift of opinion in favour of a boycott – this week...
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Science portfolio split would be ‘bonkers’
Concerns over what new role of life sciences minister could mean for policy
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Campus close-up: Liverpool John Moores University
Links with nearby top cultural institutions offer students unrivalled opportunities
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Early career scholars publish more than established peers
Research indicates South Korean academics’ productivity drops over time
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Serbian political figures accused of plagiarising their PhDs
Allegations have further shaken public trust in the country’s governing class
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The Leicester legacy that Bob Burgess built
Departing vice-chancellor’s 15 years on the job helped to cement a Midlands university’s reputation
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Joe, directed by David Gordon Green
Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan stand out in a compelling tale of torment and redemption, says Duncan Wu
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Austerity Bites: A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK, by Mary O’Hara
Kitty Stewart on the reality of suffering caused by the coalition’s reductions of the welfare state
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Modernist Voyages: Colonial Women Writers in London, 1890-1945, by Anna Snaith
Sandeep Parmar on a brave, welcome crossing of anti-colonialist and feminist narratives
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In Pursuit of the Good Life: Aspiration and Suicide in Globalizing South India, by Jocelyn Lim Chua
Caroline Osella on the causes behind the astonishingly high rate of suicide in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala
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Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up, by Mary Beard
Did you hear the one about the headless ostrich? Amy Richlin is amused by a study of early gags
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The Quest for a Moral Compass: A Global History of Ethics, by Kenan Malik
Sophia Vasalou on a wide-ranging history of ethical ideas located in their historical background
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Global Health Law, by Lawrence O. Gostin
Juliet Sorensen is inspired by a call to action for lawyers and legal scholars to work towards the goal of health for all
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£9K fees: now it’s exceptional not to charge them
Willetts’ prediction that market forces would keep fees down have been proved false
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Union clash looms as employers’ pension plans revealed
Employers propose scrapping final salary scheme to cut USS deficit