Crossing the Bay of Bengal: The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants, by Sunil Amrith
Caroline Osella on a page-turning survey of people and politics in a region once at the heart of global trade and imperial histories
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A front-row view of Louisiana’s slow death
Anna Hartnell takes part in an immersive theatre experience that has audiences bear witness to environmental catastrophe
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‘Big stick’ is the only way forward
Only threat of further strikes will force Ucea to renegotiate pay, unions say
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Jim Al-Khalili calls for scientific Arab Spring
In Cara lecture, Iraqi-born physicist calls for revival of region’s thirst for knowledge
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Thinktank sounds warning for BIS’ post-election budget
IFS: places, grants or remaining direct funding will have to be cut
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Interview: USS chief keeps eyes on long-term prize
Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit
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Austen’s powers revisited
Sally Feldman welcomes a modern reimagining of the incomparable Jane
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How the College of Europe brings a continent together
New rector Jörg Monar discusses the unique institution’s mission and challenges
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Scholars’ rude awakenings
Does bitchiness serve any useful scholarly purpose?
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Major gift to boost research into Britain’s depleted forests
Birmingham receives £15 million from former student
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THE podcast: Ben Nelson interview
Download the podcastBen Nelson is founder and chief executive officer of the Minerva Project, which is aiming to offer students an “Ivy League” education using online lectures, and with no campus.In...
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Oxford building named after Baroness Thatcher
The University of Oxford has named a new building after the late Baroness Thatcher
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Researchers ‘should be given leeway’ on open access
UK researchers should be permitted to publish in top international journals even if those journals are not compliant with open-access mandates.
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Ucet calls for breakdown of teacher training data
The government has been accused of preventing a “timely and legitimate analysis” of data on next year’s teacher training places.
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Edinburgh University Press buys Dundee’s publishing arm
Edinburgh University Press has bought Dundee University Press for an undisclosed sum.