Tim Draycott, who led the development of the PROMPT course, on the fellowship that gave him three years’ precious thinking time. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
As costs soar for students Down Under, England should be even more wary of following the country’s lead, says Rachel Wenstone
Ignorance of one’s native English means other languages and cultures are a closed book, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
We must heed warnings in Hepi’s academic experience survey before following Australia’s lead and abolishing tuition fee caps
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Fiona Hackney considers the small colony of artists whose influence was felt far beyond their Cornish base
A study of Ukip’s rise yields surprising facts about the party’s followers, says Daphne Halikiopoulou
Linnie Blake praises an exploration of the role rental outlets played in shaping the way a generation experienced film
Chris Knight extols a persuasively argued work from a Marxist thinker on tensions in the system
Jane O’Grady savours a collection of writings by a distinguished essayist that are still relevant today
Niall O’Flaherty on a penetrating and nuanced account of Malthus’ insights and the consequent responses
David Bell on how US political gridlock is ruining the chance for social and economic equality
Hasia Diner on the evolution of US immigration policy, its complex aims and intended and unintended consequences for a small group of Jews
James Stevens Curl on the Egyptians’ concept of dual religion - an official, outer face and an inner, secretive aspect
Victoria Bateman, economics fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, attracted headlines in the Daily Mail, The Times and The Guardian after she commissioned an artist to paint her naked as a...