BPP’s Dutch ownership brings call for scrutiny
All three of England’s for-profit universities owned in Netherlands
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When university staff seethe, blaming the messenger won't cut it
Matthew Reisz discusses the preliminary results of the National Senior Management Survey
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The week in higher education – 30 March 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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How to get your university’s story covered by the media
Richard Garner explores the tactics that communications teams need in a changing media landscape
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UK higher education should go a lot further
Universities must play a major part in the emergence of the new technical education sector envisaged in the chancellor’s recent Budget, says Andy Westwood
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Will I be pipped for my dream university post by the faceless application process?
Applying for an academic job has become such a disengaged process that it is difficult to bring anything to your application to make it stand out, says John Brinnamoor
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Loans and robots are killing US students’ spirits
The suicide of a student on campus made Steven A. Miller realise that his students didn’t need a philosophy class to remind them of their impending deathsÂ
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Economics must embrace the sex industry
Prostitutes need the help of economists to argue for the rights and protections that other workers take for granted, says Victoria Bateman
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Murder in Plain English: From Manifestos to Memes – Looking at Murder through the Words of Killers, by Michael Arntfield and Marcel Danesi
A whistle-stop tour of criminals’ texts is packed with listicles and promises, says Sharon Wheeler
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At Home in the World: Women Writers and Public Life, from Austen to the Present, by Maria DiBattista and Deborah Epstein Nord
Women have long been commentators on global affairs but their messages aren’t necessarily getting through, writes Elizabeth Cobbs
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What are you reading? – 30 March 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Fully Connected: Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload, by Julia Hobsbawm
Book of the week: the digital deluge can harm our social health; Emma Rees commends a prescription to tackle it
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Psyche on the Skin: A History of Self-Harm, by Sarah Chaney
Shahidha Bari finds much to admire in a detailed exploration of self-injury through the ages
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Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting, by Dennis W. Johnson
Kori Schake praises a forensic examination of the US political system