Big and Small: A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies, by Lynne Vallone
From dwarfs at court to obese children, a study examines why size matters, says Louisa Yates
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Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions, by Jeffrey J. Kripal
Maryanne Saunders enjoys an original look at how faith is studied and ‘what humans may become’
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Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement, by Alexander Thurston
Sarah Eltantawi admires a well-researched study of the origins and growth of the terrorist organisation
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Chinese power ‘may lead to global academic censorship crisis’
Academic experts on China say the state may now issue demands in collaborations with Western universities
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We must work harder to improve access to elite universities
Inequality remains a pernicious problem at our elite universities. Failure to tackle it will have negative consequences for individuals and society at large
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Laurie Taylor – 7 December 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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REF reflections: are the 2021 rules fair?
One applauds the sentiments expressed by James Wilsdon in his article on the research excellence framework 2021 and I agree that the majority of recently announced decisions are sensible and were...
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No filters
We the undersigned stand in solidarity with the journal Third World Quarterly and its editor-in-chief. Those of us not already involved with the journal stand ready to support it, including...
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Gulf of opinion
Speaking personally, but as a member of the Higher Education Academy Board, we have often discussed the question of the ethics of the HEA’s expanding portfolio of global activities. It’s not...
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& Co.
Further to suggestions on how to avoid authorship wars, if more than six people are involved in a project, then there should be a single author “plus team of XX people”, with those people and their...
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The REF is wrong: books are not inferior to papers
Monographs typically constitute a scholar’s greatest achievement, but REF strategists discourage their production, says Bruce Macfarlane