Manage expectations
The underlying story of discontent and aggressive management at Swansea University鈥檚 School of Management (鈥淎cademic staff are accused of enjoying 鈥榣ovely cosy lifestyle鈥 鈥, News, 10 July) is, sadly...
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Shift in opinion over boycott of Israel
The academic boycott of Israel (鈥淯nity amid divisions鈥, Features, 17 July) is a boycott of institutions not individuals, and there has been a tidal shift of opinion in favour of a boycott 鈥 this week...
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Science portfolio split would be 鈥榖onkers鈥
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鈥 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鈥檚 governing class
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The Leicester legacy that Bob Burgess built
Departing vice-chancellor鈥檚 15 years on the job helped to cement a Midlands university鈥檚 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鈥橦ara
Kitty Stewart on the reality of suffering caused by the coalition鈥檚 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聽Global History of Ethics, by Kenan Malik
Sophia Vasalou on a wide-ranging history of ethical ideas located in their historical background
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Global Health Law, by Lawrence O. Gostin
Juliet Sorensen is inspired by a call to action for lawyers and legal scholars to work towards the goal of health for all
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Time in Powers of Ten: Natural Phenomena and their Timescales, by Gerard 鈥檛 Hooft and Stefan Vandoren
Considering different timescales is a fun way to digest serious science, finds Graham Farmelo