In the very different cultures of St Vincent and the Faroe Islands, whaling forms a key part of their identity. Scholar Russell Fielding gets a real insight into the hunting tradition. Matthew Reisz...
UCL announces drive for academic-led collaboration with major global cities and their universities
Academics debate how to respond to increasing influence of People’s Liberation Army
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Setting up institutional links with partners in key global cities is one way UCL is preparing for life after Brexit, says Florian Mussgnug
Political efforts to silence academic critics are unlikely to end despite clarification that universities are not obliged to ban them, says Pushkar
If you want your manuscript to be accepted, pepper it with formulaic neologisms, irrelevant but impressive references and suitably indented vulgarity, advises Janelle Ward
If businesses regard upskilling their middle managers as a high priority, universities should not be criticised for meeting that need, says Alec Cameron
If women in particular must watch what they say for fear of a social media mauling, public scholarly fora will be the poorer, warns Charlotte Galpin
Matthew Reisz praises the researchers who go way beyond the call of duty in investigating the world for us all
Hearing that an editor does not want to publish your work can be crushing, but learning from the experience can make you stronger
Chinese university features in global top 10 for life sciences for first time
Universities around the world can participate in new ranking based on UN Sustainable Development GoalsÂ
Annual survey will inform the 2020Â World University Rankings
The international stars in the Boston Red Sox and the city’s stellar universities highlight why Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric is so out of step with a ‘winning’ part of America, writes Jack Grove from...