Lu Xun’s Revolution: Writing in a Time of Violence by Gloria Davies
Eva Shan Chou on a groundbreaking attempt to assess the later work of one of China’s literary greats
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What’s Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It by Paul G. Harris
Joanna Depledge applauds bold suggestions for how to end the international stalemate over the environment
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Over my dead body!
“I’ll murder you!” she screamed, stabbing at his heart with the blackboard pointer. “How dare you interfere with my 59!”This is just one of the many disturbing incidents described by an assessment...
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Not what the doctor ordered
Moving health research and education funding to the Department of Health may mean higher education loses its voice
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Business schools too busy to boost UK economy
Recruiting overseas students is the priority rather than UK growth and innovation
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Russell Group chair weighs in against tuition fee cap
£9,000 limit poses threat to quality and income, conference hears
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Convention against coalition reform
Brighton event aims to form charter of core university values
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Hide and seek
Cyber rhino’s online rampage to raise public awareness
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American Umpire, by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman
A critique of the US-as-empire is a good call, says J. Simon Rofe
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State of independence could prove costly, Scots warned
Nation likely to lose fruitful position in UK research system, experts say
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OECD finds greater efficiency outside the elite
Study identifies better use of research capacity outside Anglo-American sphere
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EdX signs up 15 new members
The US massive open online course platform edX has signed up 15 more universities, more than doubling its number of higher education partners.
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Elsevier distances itself from open-access article
The publisher Elsevier has disassociated itself from an article by a trade association it belongs to that condemns proposed open-access mandates in several US states.
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Unions urge staff to reject final pay offer
Staff in higher education are being urged to reject a “disappointing” 1 per cent final pay offer by universities.
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NYU president on global universities, ‘idea capitals’ and ‘talent snowballs’
Universities are more important than ever to the development of great cities and knowledge economies, argues John Sexton