What are you reading? – 25 February 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Heroic Failure and the British, by Stephanie Barczewski
Joanna Lewis on a theory that valuing character over achievement helped to limit queasiness about the imperial project
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On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide, by Ethan Mordden
Ken Plummer on a lively and provocative run-through of 18 major works by the towering figure of musical theatre
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The Political Origins of Inequality, by Simon Reid-Henry
Book of the week: Angelia Wilson on a call for us to take seriously our political responsibility for global poverty
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Big drop in academics commercialising their research
Despite claims that engagement with business is as important as research and teaching, academics find they have no time for work outside the academy
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Lecturers, students, everyone: learn to love your voice
Few academics use the full potential of their voices, yet speaking well allows us to be alive and connected in the moment, says Joe Moran
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Higher education bill ‘odds-on’ after Cameron backs legislation
But concerns raised over Hefce move to contract out quality assurance in several tenders
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The week in higher education – 25 February 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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How can we make UK higher education sustainable?
Universities need a new funding model, say Andrei E. Ruckenstein, Mark E. Smith and Nicola C. Owen, who want academics to take the lead in tackling the problem
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Laurie Taylor – 25 February 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 25 February 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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People’s memories of university are no basis for the TEF
What lessons are there for public policy from anecdotes about ‘the best years of your life’? asks Nick Hillman
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How to loosen the grip of independent schools on Oxbridge?
The odds on acceptance for pupils from comprehensives should force us to tackle interview bias and adopt quotas, says Anthony Costello
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Let’s talk about wider cultural dialogue
Modern languages needs to become a broader interdisciplinary field unbound by national limits, argues Charles Burdett