Liberal arts colleges 'best for teaching satisfaction'
Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country
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Interview with Bertil Andersson
We speak to the head of Nanyang Technological University about the rise of Asia, what it’s like being a European leading a Singaporean institution, and barbecue chicken
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Dorothy Jones, 1930-2016
A microbiologist who revolutionised the classification of bacteria has died
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University of Oxford v-c: funding and red tape ‘threaten’ success
Louise Richardson says Asian and US universities are hot on Oxford’s heels while Brexit vote is already affecting the institution’s researchers
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Public Universities, Managerialism and the Value of Higher Education, by Rob Watts
David Wheeler applauds a critique of the impact of neoliberal forces on higher education
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Looking for The Outsider: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic, by Alice Kaplan
Book of the week: Rachel Bowlby tracks the impact of a strange and foreign novel across languages and culture
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The week in higher education – 22 September 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The diverse spectrum of diversity
From decolonising curricula to ensuring right-wing viewpoints, calls for more representation and balance on campuses do not all share the same goals, says Tom Cutterham
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Can universities make the Canadian economy grow?
David Matthews reports from Canada on the Trudeau government’s plans to convert academic research into commercial gains
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Crusoe’s Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness, by Andrew Lambert
Tales of marooned mariners helped Britain to see itself as a global power, A. W. Purdue hears
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Fashion, Faith and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe, by Roger Penrose
The eminent physicist plays a valuable role as provocateur, challenging those in his field to defend and hone their theories, says Marcus Chown
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New and noteworthy – 22 September 2016
Tomes deserving of your time include our island story in art, rescuing religion from jihadis and Islamophobes, going to town on an egg and a veritable word-fest
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The Dictator’s Dilemma: The Chinese Communist Party’s Strategy for Survival, by Bruce J. Dickson
Money buys compliance, and a few shots of Confucianism help too, says Jonathan Mirsky
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What are you reading? – 22 September 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers