Brian Cantor to step down as Bradford v-c
Move follows criticism of redundancy plans and no-confidence motion

Move follows criticism of redundancy plans and no-confidence motion

How are the results of the World University Rankings and Subject Rankings calculated? Read an explanation of the methodology and what the results mean.

As one of the top five public universities in the US, the University of California, Berkeley is an institution that encourages students to think for themselves, writes blogger Perla Shaheen

What are vice-chancellors’ insights into the trends, threats and priorities affecting the future of the university? Nearly 200 leaders of world-ranked universities give their views on where the...

Robert Montgomerie is impressed by a novel account of the backbone’s evolution

This unusual and intellectually invigorating book should be an essential starting point for feeling our way ahead in this field, says Shane O’Mara

Up, up and away; hallowed grounds; degrees of evolution at Oxford; and making peace and making up

The good and evil of opium is documented in this eloquent history, writes Jonathan Mirsky

This deeply researched history of a conflict has an unfinished feel, finds Kori Schake

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

Book of the week: An important study of barbarism calls for citizens to be vigilant and to resist, says Joanna Bourke

Ellie Bothwell analyses how religious institutions shape up compared with secular institutions and how they are adapting to modern mores

Michigan State is applying the scientific knowledge it’s developed over 150 years to its own campus to improve student success, says June Pierce Youatt

Giving personalised, frequent feedback to students at scale is no longer the privilege of small, highly resourced universities, says Timothy Renick