‘Substantial gaps’ in African education research
Inadequate funding and lack of interregional collaboration hindering much-needed scholarship, report says
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Australian teaching costs ‘not well understood’
Deloitte report suggests teaching costs have accelerated as funding stalls
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Athena SWAN equality charter could cover ethnicity and disability
Consultation options look to reduce administrative burden of flagship scheme
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UK admissions isn’t perfect, but improving it will be difficult
UK admissions processes haven’t changed for decades but a new system will demand flexibility for the shifting policy landscape and fluctuating demographics, says Chris HusbandsÂ
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Australian leaders resist training reforms
Vocational training funding freefall to continue as governments bicker
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UK promises fast-track visas post-Brexit and makes ERC cash vow
Research leaders welcome announcements but warn of impact of no-deal departure
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Paternity: The Elusive Quest for the Father, by Nara B. Milanich
Lennard Davis praises a definitive account of DNA testingÂ
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Nationalizing Sex: Fertility, Fear, and Power, by Richard Togman
Emma Rees is impressed by a wide-ranging study of how governments have encouraged and discouraged citizens to have children
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Charros: How Mexican Cowboys Are Remapping Race and American Identity, by Laura R. Barraclough
Angelia R. Wilson enjoys a subtle analysis of the political uses of the figure of the ‘Mexican cowboy’
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Addicted to Christ: Remaking Men in Puerto Rican Pentecostal Drug Ministries, by Helena Hansen
David Lehmann praises an ambitious attempt to take religion seriously on its own terms
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When will lifelong learning come of age?
Continuous retraining is widely seen as the answer to the coming job losses caused by automation and artificial intelligence. But are universities the best places to provide it? And are their courses...
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Books interview: Benjamin B. Cohen
The author of An Appeal to the Ladies of Hyderabad: Scandal in the Raj on gods, villains and Bond, libertine Britons in colonial India, and capturing ephemeral events
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Walking on moving ground
Technological advances mean an ever evolving workplace. While no one can predict the future, HE investment in lifelong learning will surely help us adapt
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The Regency Revolution: Jane Austen, Napoleon, Lord Byron and the Making of the Modern World, by Robert Morrison
Book of the week: Clare Brant enjoys a lively account of a turning point in British history
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Turn away from tenure’s dark side
A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland