Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
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A ‘graduate school’ should award its own degrees
The Advertising Standards Authority is wrong to permit to any provider of training to graduates to declare itself a “graduate school”, says Viv Ellis
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The Value of Ecocriticism, by Timothy Clark
Book of the week: Leo Mellor assesses a bold attempt to make the case for literature and criticism in the light of environmental disaster
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Why Cities Look the Way They Do, by Richard J. Williams
Flora Samuel welcomes an irreverent analysis of today’s cities
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Culture in Nazi Germany, by Michael H. Kater
James Stevens Curl has reservations about an account of the art produced under totalitarianism
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Regaining a sense of place
In a perilous time of populist attacks and constant value critiques, universities should focus on rebuilding trust in their local communities
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What are you reading? – 20 June 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The best ways to prepare for studying abroad
How do you prepare to study abroad? Before getting on a plane make sure you check out these tips for studying abroad
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US House backs increased funding for education and research
Final budget, pending Senate and White House input, may be slightly less generous
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Letters – 20 June 2019
Politicians should stay out of science Governments attempt to interfere in many areas where there is a significant gap between politicians’ knowledge and expertise in that domain (“Is the Haldane...
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Books editor’s blog: even scholarly search algorithms betray bias
Matthew Reisz looks at evidence that ‘seemingly objective search tools’ used in libraries can produce baffling and biased results
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Proof and Falsity, by Nils Kürbis
Stephen Mumford considers a bold attempt to unravel what we mean by the little word ‘not’
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The Shining, by K. J. Donnelly
Nathan Abrams considers an attempt to unravel the mysteries of Kubrick’s cult masterpiece
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Hypercompetition reshapes research and academic publishing
Analysis of more than 120 million academic publications since the beginning of the 19th century shows more is more as academics compete for attention
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Funding and state buy-in ‘key to reshaping Indian universities’
Government proposals to create large, multidisciplinary universities hailed as ‘important new drive’ but experts say they have ‘seen this play before’