The week in higher education – 2 March 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Campus culture wars over ‘anti-right bias’ threaten to spread
Dutch Parliament passes motion to hold inquiry over bias against conservatives, as US education secretary claims liberal academics ‘tell you what to think’
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Career advice: how to write a university job description
Top university administrators explain how to get the right person when hiring
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Claretta: Mussolini’s Last Lover, by R. J. B. Bosworth
The life of Il Duce’s inamorata sheds light on Italian politics and society, writes Neil Gregor
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Linguanomics: What Is the Market Potential of Multilingualism?, by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun
Putting a bottom line value on language skills is a laudable aim, but the benefits and challenges of linguistic diversity merit more exploration, says Ingrid Piller
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Books interview: Eddie Chambers
The professor of art and art history and author of Roots and Culture talks about discovering black history and documenting the black British cultural efflorescence of the 1980s
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Carol Fitz-Gibbon, 1938-2017
An innovative educationalist who worked on both sides of the Atlantic is remembered.
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Interview with Mariana Mazzucato
The author of The Entrepreneurial State discusses misconceptions surrounding innovation, rethinking the role of the public sector and her aims as founder of a new innovation institute at UCL
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Australian research turns away from blue skies
Less than a quarter of the country’s university research is curiosity-driven, and an assessment of impact is also in the offing, says Gavin Moodie
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Students’ debilitating fear of failure must be addressed
On University Mental Health Day, Geoffrey Cantor calls on institutions to significantly expand their mental health provision
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How to make writing in the humanities less lonely
Structured writing groups could have a transformative effect on the morale and productivity of early career scholars, says Alice Kelly
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Academics at lower-ranked universities ‘have poorer well-being’
Scholars report higher levels of depressive symptoms and social withdrawal
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You’d never hire a behaviourist? At least be honest about it
Discriminating in hiring practice against particular intellectual perspectives is no less sinister than discriminating against particular political persuasions, says Glenn Geher
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The great escape: boltholes for academics fleeing Brexit and Trump
From Australia to Singapore, David Matthews and John Elmes weigh the pros and cons of likely destinations
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion, by Paul Bloom
Constantine Sandis considers a cool look at how our biases may render altruistic acts less effective