New and noteworthy – 18 May 2017
The legacy of imperialism, premonitory terror in France, bringing things back home, the wisdom of Freud, and the ethics of face transplants
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Strange Bird: The Albatross Press and the Third Reich, by Michelle K. Troy
Art, business and politics – the story of a disruptive publisher is far from dry, says Robert Eaglestone
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What are you reading? – 18 May 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Butterfly Politics, by Catharine A. MacKinnon
Book of the week: Mary Evans praises a life’s work addressing the inherent gender inequalities in the legal system
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UK universities plan to ‘axe 600 jobs’ amid sector-wide uncertainty
UCU figures on job cut plans in 2017 reveal scholars’ vulnerability in wake of Brexit and TEF
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The week in higher education – 18 May 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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HE has a horse in this election race
Higher education might not be a central issue in the UK’s general election campaign, but it certainly has much riding on the outcome
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Laurie Taylor – 18 May 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Relationship minefield must be flagged
Five female scholars from the University of Guelph recently stated that “ There is no liberal right to sex with students ” (4 May, Opinion) and argued that there must be boundaries regarding amorous...
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Cruelty compounded
Speaking as vice-chair of research and publications at the British Academy of Management, I am very concerned that 40 of about 90 academic staff in the Alliance Manchester Business School are going...