War and Chance: Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics, by Jeffrey A. Friedman
A.W. Purdue is unconvinced by an attempt to put military planning on a more scientific footing
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Judge Thy Neighbor: Denunciations in the Spanish Inquisition, Romanov Russia, and Nazi Germany, by Patrick Bergemann
Zoë Waxman considers an analysis of the age-old tendency to report people next door to the authorities
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China and Japan: Facing History, by Ezra F. Vogel
Book of the week: Kerry Brown applauds a nonagenarian’s analysis of ‘one of the world’s key relationships’
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Police raids tied to Swansea University ‘wellness village’ probe
New twist in case which triggered departure of vice-chancellor and management dean
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Julie Bishop to be next ߣߣÊÓƵn National University chancellor
Former deputy Liberal leader to assume the reins from Gareth Evans
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The challenges of studying the ephemeral
Matthew Reisz considers the tools we need to explore the wilder shores of performance art
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Call for global overhaul of research evaluation gaining traction
‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria
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What we value about research needs to change
Transparency, openness and integrity should be the measures by which we judge research, not volume and citations, argues Mai Har Sham
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ߣߣÊÓƵ aims to join forces with UK in bid for EU research cash
Countries can boost each other’s prospects with a united appeal to colossal research funding scheme, say sector leaders
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The week in higher education – 1 August 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Do business schools still have brand value?
Business and management schools are highly successful in financial terms, and provide valuable income to their wider universities. But opinion remains sharply divided on how successful they have been...
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Archiving extreme performance art: where should the line be drawn?
Performance art is inherently ephemeral and can be highly controversial. But Matthew Reisz hears why the blood-soaked relics from one performer’s challenging shows are worth preserving and studying
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Interview with Ronika Power
The biocultural archaeologist talks about the lessons to be learned from Neolithic catastrophes and the ethical responsibilities of being ‘doctor to the dead’
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We must eliminate bias against researchers who stay put
Marking down fellowship applicants for being unwilling to move institutions can be deeply unfair, say Trisha Greenhalgh and Ed Hawkins