The top 20 academic books that changed the world
List voted for by leading academic booksellers, librarians and publishers revealed ahead of Academic Book Week
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‘Reach for the Sky’ explores pressure to get into South Korean universities
Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country’s three most prestigious institutions
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Sajid Javid: priority for TEF is to ‘get it right’
Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework
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Billionaires, altruism and the rise of the ‘philanthrocapitalists’
Matthew Reisz reflects on the issues raised by Linsey McGoey’s new book on ‘philanthrocapitalism’
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New studies cast further doubt on scientific standards
Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals
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Academic failure: four more ways to deal with it
In his second blog, John Tregoning offers some more advice on coping with scholarly stress
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Suffragette: Royal Holloway launches campaign to tie in with film
Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today
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Jacob Zuma condemns ‘violence and destruction’ at South African universities
President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country
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Where did you grow up? It could affect your choice of US university
Choosing where to study in the US is heavily determined by your background, according to new research.
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Lecture theatres should be ditched for ‘21st-century teaching spaces’
Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning
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Simon Singh criticises wasteful spending in science outreach
The best forms of public engagement tend to be ‘dirt cheap’ and profitable, says author
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The Texas students using dildos to fight guns
Scott Jaschik reports for Inside Higher Ed on an unusual protest against concealed carry on campus
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Teaching excellence framework: a case of history repeating?
Roger Brown urges the current government to learn from the mistakes of past teaching assessment exercises
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NUS and UUK join EU ‘in’ campaign
‘Scientists for EU’ also issues warning on research funding
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Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption