Could an American liberal arts approach improve the British higher education system?
The flexible and intersectional education format would better prepare 21st-century students than a single course of study, argues William G. DurdenÂ
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Retention challenges leave ‘debt-free’ promises sounding hollow
Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in
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External examiners ‘need more support on standards’
Conference on grade inflation told ‘systematic’ change is neededÂ
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UK ‘failed to protect’ innocent students in cheating scandal
Watchdog’s report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed
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Rebuild relationship with ministers, ߣߣÊÓƵn universities told
Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say
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Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease, by Drew Harvell
Charlotte Davies considers a sobering account of what is happening to our seas
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The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting History, by Michael J. Benton
Robert Montgomerie enjoys an engaging account of a breakthrough in biological thinking
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Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965-2015, by Celeste-Marie Bernier
Kalwant Bhopal is enthusiastic about a political analysis of half a century of black art
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Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood, by Shawna Kidman
Will Brooker considers the structures and intrastructures behind the creation of superheroes
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What are you reading? – 23 May 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Fourth degree by Laurie Taylor – 23 May 2019
All campus life is here
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What happens when academic dreams are dashed?
Disillusionment with the dramatically changed academic landscape has spawned a new literary genre – along with a host of problems for those struggling to adapt
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New and noteworthy – 23 May 2019
Women’s war stories; scrolling through history; dormitory architecture; failure and design; and the lessons of Japan
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Counterfactuals: Paths of the Might Have Been, by Christopher Prendergast
Book of the week: Robert Eaglestone praises a dazzlingly wide-ranging analysis of the choices we don’t make