Who is Charlie? Xenophobia and the New Middle Class, by Emmanuel Todd
Sarah Waters on a fascinating yet deeply curious book that has triggered a public outcry in France

Sarah Waters on a fascinating yet deeply curious book that has triggered a public outcry in France

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!

Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study

A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Move away from command and control model to increase staff engagement, advises Leadership Foundation paper

Don’t let the sneering scare you; the medium is the best fit for some projects, argues Richard Sugg

Shahidha Bari on academics’ strange relationship with the idea of failure

Kate MacDonald reflects on playing the student name game in the Belgian academy

Eminent sociologist has recycled 90,000 words of material across a dozen books, claims paper