All due process
My experience leads me fully to concur with the view that institutions must follow best practice in bullying and other personnel complaints (“When disputes arise, clarity and speed are vital for all...
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Transnational express
As someone involved in international higher education in both a professional and academic capacity, I started reading Christopher Bigsby’s piece “Sunny side up” (Opinion, 17 July) with great interest...
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Manage expectations
The underlying story of discontent and aggressive management at Swansea University’s School of Management (“Academic staff are accused of enjoying ‘lovely cosy lifestyle’ ”, News, 10 July) is, sadly...
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Shift in opinion over boycott of Israel
The academic boycott of Israel (“Unity amid divisions”, Features, 17 July) is a boycott of institutions not individuals, and there has been a tidal shift of opinion in favour of a boycott – this week...
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Science portfolio split would be ‘bonkers’
Concerns over what new role of life sciences minister could mean for policy
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Campus close-up: Liverpool John Moores University
Links with nearby top cultural institutions offer students unrivalled opportunities
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Early career scholars publish more than established peers
Research indicates South Korean academics’ productivity drops over time
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Serbian political figures accused of plagiarising their PhDs
Allegations have further shaken public trust in the country’s governing class
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The Leicester legacy that Bob Burgess built
Departing vice-chancellor’s 15 years on the job helped to cement a Midlands university’s reputation
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Joe, directed by David Gordon Green
Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan stand out in a compelling tale of torment and redemption, says Duncan Wu
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Austerity Bites: A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK, by Mary O’Hara
Kitty Stewart on the reality of suffering caused by the coalition’s reductions of the welfare state
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Modernist Voyages: Colonial Women Writers in London, 1890-1945, by Anna Snaith
Sandeep Parmar on a brave, welcome crossing of anti-colonialist and feminist narratives
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In Pursuit of the Good Life: Aspiration and Suicide in Globalizing South India, by Jocelyn Lim Chua
Caroline Osella on the causes behind the astonishingly high rate of suicide in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala
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Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up, by Mary Beard
Did you hear the one about the headless ostrich? Amy Richlin is amused by a study of early gags
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The Quest for a Moral Compass: A Global History of Ethics, by Kenan Malik
Sophia Vasalou on a wide-ranging history of ethical ideas located in their historical background