Books interview: Julia Fischer
The behavioural scientist on the call of the wild, Jane Goodall, research in remote places, and her waiting-to-be-read pile

The behavioural scientist on the call of the wild, Jane Goodall, research in remote places, and her waiting-to-be-read pile

Book of the week: The perennial female fantasy of man embodies a host of contradictory types, says Laura Frost

We talk about the social responsibilities of universities, crime scene investigation and attracting talent to the North East of England with the vice-chancellor of the University of Cumbria

A theatre director who worked as an assistant to Bertolt Brecht before becoming professor of drama at Stanford University has died

Oxford’s appointment of head of Brexit strategy offers sector food for thought

Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ‘key tool’ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF

Look at the data. The truth is out there, but all must face what they find, says Shane O’Mara

Institutions displaced by war in the country’s east have relocated campuses and adopted distance learning techniques to continue teaching. Hilary Lamb reports

Tired of the lies and back-patting that CVs are made of, Roger Watson eyes an alternative with a long list of virtues

Female academics’ feedback on issues such as ‘acceptable’ norms reveals a sector far from its ideals, say Laurie Cohen and Jo Duberley

Novo Nordisk to invest £115 million in University of Oxford centre despite Brexit

Dramatic student number shifts revealed by Ucas figures come as uncertainty looms on multiple fronts

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

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A round-up of academics awarded research council funding