The Con Men: Hustling in New York City, by Terry Williams and Trevor B. Milton
From living rent-free to Madoff’s fraud, a study of scams forces us to face our sins, says Dick Hobbs
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What are you reading? – 22 October 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How my love of Janáček led to a role in the Cold War
Nicholas Till on how his love for the Czech composer led to his bringing back more than LPs from Soviet-dominated Prague
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Africa’s ‘teaching shops’: the rise of private universities
Are the continent’s for-profits exploiting students or have they helped to widen access?, asks Chris Havergal
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The week in higher education – 22 October 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Grant winners – 22 October 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Tensions rise over Scottish bill fears
Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact
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Student perceptions of career readiness not matched by reality
UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: arts and humanities results
UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground
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Time travel, hoverboards and instant pizza: Degrees to consider on Back to the Future Day
From philosophy to food science, these are the university degrees to consider if you fancy yourself an incarnation of the great Doc Brown or the adventurous Marty McFly from Back to the Future.