The week in higher education – 15 June 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Arthur Kerman, 1929-2017
MIT professor who advised US government on nuclear physics remembered
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Interview with Pippa Rogerson
We talk diversity, the joy of family meals and Professor Stephen Hawking with the new Cambridge college master
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New and noteworthy – 15 June 2017
Turkey’s American dreams; reels and reels of suspense; continental contracts; and Putin’s backyard
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Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It), by Elizabeth Anderson
Book of the week: From staff in nappies to hassled waitresses, a study of work is full of justified rage, says Philip Roscoe
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What are you reading? – 15 June 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How to teach reason properly
To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry
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Smash the academic idols
Academics can acquire cult-like followings, but our goal should not be self-aggrandisement but the advancement of others, says Shahidha Bari
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A rich patient bled dry
Lots of money is spent on medical education in England – but very little of it goes towards teaching, says Philip ChanÂ
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ߣߣÊÓƵ v-c pay survey 2017
In our annual survey of vice-chancellors’ pay, which reveals double-digit hikes for some and more modest rises for others, Simon Baker examines how remuneration committees make their decisions amid...
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Grant winners – 15 June 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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The allocation of scientific grants should be a science
His experiences on a panel reviewing Canadian grant allocation has convinced Jonathan Grant that the evidence base for current practice needs serious reinforcement