Will teaching excellence framework shatter old hierarchies?
Some big-name institutions may gain bronze when results are published next week, but sector experts are divided on impact on England's university pecking order
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Ties that Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves, by Marie Jenkins Schwartz
Catherine Clinton admires an intimate portrayal of US presidents’ wives and those they subjugated
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Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan, by David B. Edwards
A detailed examination of the motivation behind suicide bombing is a must-read, says Christina Hellmich
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Emancipation through Emotion Regulation at Work, by Dirk Lindebaum
Learning to manage guilt, shame, anger and joy is increasingly part of your job, says Kirsty Finn
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Too busy for science? Anna Watts suggests that you make time for this engaging whistlestop tour led by an astrophysicist and seasoned science communicator
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Europe ‘struggling to catch’ US on high-impact science
Americans produce nearly twice as many highly cited papers in key fields, with China also catching up on EU
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The week in higher education – 8 June 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Safe spaces could endanger funding for Canadian universities
New leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, promises research grant cuts to universities that offer safe spaces or speaker bans, says Creso Sá
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Whoever wins the election, higher education must change the record
UK universities could curry much more political favour if they adopted a more constructive and pragmatic tone, says Sir David Bell
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Vote for engagement
Greater outreach by scientists could ramp up demand for politicians with better scientific training, says David Berman
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Empathy? Not in my book
The fashionable idea that reading novels could improve students’ fellow feeling bears little scrutiny, says Seán Williams
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Books interview: Shayne Aaron Legassie
The English scholar and author of on journeys real and imagined, from Shel Silverstein and Agatha Christie to pilgrims’ tales ancient and modern
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What are you reading? – 8 June 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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On Empson, by Michael Wood
Book of the week: The art of coaxing meaning from literature is the legacy of one great critic, says Robert Eaglestone