Let’s take back control of our institutions
How strong a voice should academics and students have in university governance? Tom Cutterham contrasts autocratic and democratic patterns in UK and European institutions
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Interview with Caroline Dean
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone
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Scott Reeves, 1967-2018
Tributes paid to expert in interprofessional education who worked on both sides of the Atlantic
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Scepticism over Google plan to replace labs with virtual reality
Arizona State to be first university adopter of new technology, launching fully online biology degrees
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How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation
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UK academics oppose visa monitoring regime for foreign staff
Requirement for visa holders to report attendance builds ‘culture of mistrust’, say scholars
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Women, Peace and Welfare: A Suppressed History of Social Reform, 1880-1920, by Ann Oakley
Book of the week: This tale of female activists is impressive and an important driver for change, writes Emma Rees
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Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable, by Eviatar Zerubavel
Andrea Macrae reflects on what is being said when we accept the things that go without saying
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New and noteworthy – 7 June 2018
A population primer; opening the brainbox; Japan’s first modern novelist; and a travel guide to Mars
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Baroque between the Wars: Alternative Style in the Arts, 1918-1939, by Jane Stevenson
James Stevens Curl on a camp counter-culture that injected whimsy and vitality into art and design
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Marking: How to keep your head
As exam marking season gets under way, seven academics offer their advice on assessing your students
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Are students in England getting sizzle or steak?
Mismatch between the TEF and the Student Engagement Survey hints at whether a marketised system offers students good options or just branding bling
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Laurie Taylor – 7 June 2018
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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UCU’s Sally Hunt still has broad support
The headline of your article “Sally Hunt clings on as UCU leader as congress curtailed” (News, 1 June) is lazy and sensationalist. Hunt is not clinging on as general secretary of the union. She has...