Campus close-up: New network unlocks prisons research
Leeds Beckett researchers aim to maximise the impact of their knowledge
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University of Portsmouth animators look to produce CGI feature
Stina and the Wolf academics enlist students in bid to make first such full-length film from a UK university
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Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs, by Lauren A. Rivera
To become a Master of the Universe, you must work hard but play harder, finds Angelia Wilson
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What are you reading? – 16 July 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The War That Used Up Words: American Writers and the First World War, by Hazel Hutchison
US literature in the early 20th century reflected the complexity of the nation’s experience of combat, says Angela Smith
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Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China, by Gordon H. Chang
It’s all a question of attitude when it comes to interactions between Americans the Chinese, says Eva Shan Chou
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Senses of the Subject, by Judith Butler
Danielle Sands on a collection of philosophical essays that focus on passions, desires and sensory experience
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Chimp implants, Amazonian pungency and sub-human scholars – exam howlers return
Another amusing collection of student slip-ups submitted by ߣߣÊÓƵ readers
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Neutral Accent: How Language, Labour, and Life Became Global, by A. Aneesh
International call centres require workers to erase their personal and cultural identities, learns Lalita Murty
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The Poetry of John Milton, by Gordon Teskey
With wit and invention, this insightful analysis conveys the pleasure and richness to be milked from Milton, writes Willy Maley
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European Muslim Antisemitism: Why Young Urban Males Say They Don’t Like Jews
Aminul Hoque welcomes Günther Jikeli's timely exploration of difficult questions that contributes to an urgent scholarly and moral debate
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The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson, directed by Julien Temple
Filming in what they believed were Wilko Johnson’s final days, the guitarist and the director offer up a celebratory vision of culture and life, writes Andrew Blake
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Brexit: the perks and pitfalls for higher education
After Tory victory in the general election, an EU exit could become reality. We hear from both sides of the debate
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Scholarship on the front line: life in Iraq and interviewing IS
Academic Victoria Fontan has borne witness to Iraq’s unfolding tragedy. She discusses encounters with Islamic State and US troops and her fears for the country’s future
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‘Healthy competition’ for technical courses ‘would boost productivity’
Hepi report recommends more practice-led courses guided by employer needs, with further education colleges playing a ‘larger role’