The author’s case that America’s richest are shifting to inconspicuous consumption is underpinned by many statistics, but Danny Dorling says they can be read other ways
From sexting to iris scans at school, a study eyes tech risks and responsibilities, says Lydia Plowman
Richard Williams on a study of Tinseltown, a place where dreams and death, success and tragedy, and fantasy and reality collide
Ellie Bothwell talks with the KAUST president about effective leadership, securing funding and the importance of keeping the local public onside
While participation has continued to grow under £9,000 fee regime, researchers argue efforts to widen access would be helped by abolition of fees
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
A student funding system in Ontario that brings together sources of financial help will be watched closely by other provinces seeking to increase access, says Glen Jones
Purdue University’s controversial acquisition of Kaplan University reflects the failure of for-profit education. But, under Trump, it may have an unwelcome resurgence, warns Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Higher education could learn a lot from the arts sector about recruiting senior women. Part-time roles and job-shares could be game-changers, says Joanna Read
Unadvertised positions and favouritism 'commonplaces in Swedish academic hiring'
Financial gain with Jain; Europe’s challenge; demographic engineering in the Middle East; and our many millions of microscopic family members
Book of the week: Richard Larschan traces the steps of the young tourists who forged a borderless post-war identity
Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
Tories backed by just 7 per cent of UK university staff responding to survey