Stop gagging harassment victims, minister to tell UK universities
Chris Skidmore attacks widespread use of non-disclosure agreements after THE reveals extent of issue
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US universities fear wider application of new endowment tax
Elite institutions making last-ditch bid to block multimillion-dollar levy
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Tips on being a university leader from Guaning Su
The president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University says be prepared to answer endless questions and learn to control your ego
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Kazakhstan’s knowledge economy is in a ‘delta moment’
Vice-provost for academic affairs at Nazarbayev University says the post-Soviet country is supporting higher education to break new ground in international research
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'Studying in the UK has always been my dream'
Coming to the UK from India for a foundation year before university provided the perfect transition for business student Saaim Akram
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Trump adviser seeks limits to crackdown on foreign scientists
Kelvin Droegemeier tells researchers that openness is ‘part of our value system’
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Attempted Ramsay Centre no platforming reveals the dangers of hypocrisy in progressive ideals
What’s a progressive academic to do when standing up for non-Western values is at odds with their ideals, asks Constantine Sandis
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Science paper retracted in seismic fraud case
Aftershocks continue amid new revelations of fabrication
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Brazil funding cuts ‘threat to democracy’, global scholars warn
Open letter signed by more than 1,500 academics worldwide urges Brazilian government to shelve proposals to withdraw philosophy and sociology in public universities
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Fury over Edinburgh fellowship with no pay for summer months
Hundreds sign petition calling for teaching post to receive salary in July and August
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Work!: A Queer History of Modeling, by Elspeth H. Brown
Shahidha Bari on an original telling of 20th-century culture that poses questions around race, gender and authenticity
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Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement, by David K. Johnson
Niall Richardson considers the political aspects of magazines often dismissed as soft porn
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New and noteworthy – 2 May 2019
Ottoman inspiration; natural head-turners; a southern city’s racial evolution; and insiders moved to call out misconduct
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Du Bois’s Telegram: Literary Resistance and State Containment, by Juliana Spahr
Jess Cotton is not totally convinced by an account of the links between literature and state funding and nationalism
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The state of the discipline: English studies
English studies is a traditional big beast in the academy, but there are concerns that changes in student behaviour could put it on the endangered list. Seven academics give their views on whether...