Research must solve social problems, says top EU policymaker
Jean-Eric Paquet聽tells university heads that there is now a 鈥榗onsensus鈥 that research must help deliver sustainable development goals
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Letters 鈥 11 April 2019
Should UCU head be an academic? The general secretary of the University and College Union should be an academic (鈥淧ension tactics central to UCU leadership race鈥, News, 4 April). A UCU leader should...
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New and noteworthy 鈥 11 April 2019
A democratic black hole in Europe; London鈥檚 foundlings; how movies trash the environment; the poignant insignificance of life as lived; and morality for everyone
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Universities should be working for the greater good
Friendly competition can push us all to do better. But when the competitiveness that fuels excellence and prestige becomes based in the logic of the market, universities lose sight of their true...
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Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents, by Joseph M. Reagle, Jr.
Btihaj Ajana聽on a聽critical overview of a movement that聽promises freedom yet makes even the simplest of tasks more labour-intensive
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Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us, by Pete Etchells
William Huber is unimpressed by an attempt to determine the psychological impact of gaming
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Ugliness and Judgment: On Architecture in the Public Eye, by Timothy Hyde
Richard J. Williams reflects on the hidden agendas behind controversies about ugly architecture
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The Goodness Paradox: How Evolution Makes Us More and Less Violent, by Richard Wrangham
Book of the week: Camilla Power assesses a bold new approach to the origins of morality
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Eva Palmer Sikelianos: A Life in Ruins, by Artemis Leontis
Liz Gloyn enjoys a bold attempt to tell the story of a fascinating but largely forgotten woman
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鈥業mpossible鈥 black hole image required planetary teamwork
Astrophysics breakthrough a triumph of 鈥榮cience diplomacy鈥
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色盒直播 Awards 2019: open for entries
Expanded awards ceremony now incorporates categories from聽色盒直播聽Leadership and Management Awards
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Jason Reese, 1967-2019
Tributes paid to Regius professor of engineering at Edinburgh
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Interview with Ewa Paluch
The聽Blavatnik Award winner聽discusses her dramatic childhood in Poland, switching from physics to biology, and the importance of 鈥榖lebs鈥
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Chinese university presidents complain over lack of autonomy
Candid interviews with Chinese university presidents and government officials reveal widespread doubt that institutional freedom has increased