New and noteworthy – 15 March 2018
Writers’ relationships with their mothers; doctors are people too; Hilter’s passion for celluloid; a journey through mental illness; and the birth of the world’s first independent air force
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Counter-Revolution: Liberal Europe in Retreat, by Jan Zielonka
Book of the week: Anti-populists need to look in the mirror instead of fixating on political rivals, says Matthew Goodwin
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Sister act: is the academic sisterhood too good to be true?
Does solidarity among female scholars exist only in the (male) mind? Are women really supportive of one another? And if so, how far does it go to redressing male advantage?
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Laurie Taylor – 15 March 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Will sexual harassment scandals define our times?
In view of recent revelations of abuse in several industries, networks such as an academic sisterhood could offer vital support and solidarity
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The educators strike back: walkout is right
I was dismayed to read John Marenbon’s article, “USS strike: academics are wrong to walk out” (Opinion, 2 March). When you take away the hysteria (“trade union militancy”), the ad hominem slurs (“...
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Men on board
Elizabeth Chell reports (“Male mastheads”, Letters, 8 March) that 100 per cent of the editors of 23 journals in management and entrepreneurship are male. Not all social science disciplines are the...
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True mettle
Elizabeth Kiss assures us that, compared with welding, philosophy “cultivates habits of reflection and self-examination” (HE&me, News, 8 March). A philosopher who would have had an interest in...
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Study reveals universities’ role in fostering key soft skills
Benefits appear to come from exposure to campus life rather than quality teaching, Australian researchers find
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China criticises Australia over student visa ‘delays’
Latest skirmish in war of words sparked by claims of Chinese meddling on Australian campuses, and Canberra’s new foreign interference laws
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Japan University Rankings 2018: methodology
Our Japan rankings are constructed on four pillars that demonstrate the broad strength of a university
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Stephen Hawking: an appreciation by Martin Rees
Stephen Hawking’s enormous achievements in science and communication are a manifestation of amazing willpower and determination, says the astronomer royal