Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World, by Lyndall Gordon
Exclusion from male-dominated society fuelled female authors’ creativity, says Gail Marshall

Exclusion from male-dominated society fuelled female authors’ creativity, says Gail Marshall

Clive Bloom enjoys a sociological study of why a group of rich layabouts became crooks – and how society dealt with them

God was a priority for the often unchristian soul who discovered gravity, says Graham Farmelo

Do you recognise seven stereotypes in literature and film? Richard Joyner appraises a study ranging from Sherlock to Frankenstein

The author of Flash! on photography in fiction and poetry, and the power of the photographic image

Pensions expert criticises Universities UK’s ‘outdated’ proposal to end defined benefit scheme for almost 200,000 staff

A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers

British universities face potential challenges if they are left outside the ‘Sorbonne process’, experts warn

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

ߣߣÊÓƵ’s new impact assessment exercise recognises cultural, social and environmental impacts, but there is a danger that economic impact will override everything, says David Lloyd

The TEF’s new name may be less misleading, but its incentives remain just as perverse, says Roger Brown

Academic disputes can be acrimonious and unedifying, but victory is always sweet, says Shahidha Bari