Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s stake in former cluster bomb manufacturer Textron is an inappropriate use of savings, campaigners say
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‘Fossil-free’ movement shows the way for ethical divestment
Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry
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Eating the Ocean, by Elspeth Probyn
Book of the week: A study of our leviathan appetite for seafood dares to go deep and recovers pearls, says Philip Hoare
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What are you reading? – 1 December 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Life Breaks In (A Mood Almanack), by Mary Cappello
Shahidha Bari on an idiosyncratic and tantalising inward-looking exercise in soulful diary-keeping
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Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures, by Eric Kandel
Tristan Bekinschtein lauds a Nobel laureate’s fusion of art interpretation and analysis with the internal mechanisms by which we see works of art
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The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High‑Tech World, by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
Are our mental faculties really too unevolved to keep us afloat in an ocean of digital distraction? asks Shane O’Mara
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The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, by Wendy Gamber
The tale of a shocking killing falls short as true crime and as social history, says Sharon Wheeler
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New and noteworthy – 1 December 2016
On draught: tales of early Muslim lives lived; bad soldiers; oh joy – emoji decoded; and cogito ergo vino
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The week in higher education – 1 December 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Julia Gillard on tackling sexism against female leaders
The former Australian prime minister on making the internet safe for women and helping universities prepare for change
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Researching ‘truth’, delivering ‘justice’ on Hillsborough
Phil Scraton on the role his work played in securing justice for the victims’ families and survivors of the 1989 disaster
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Laurie Taylor – 1 December 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Mentally ill students struggle to get help. I know: I was one of them
On-campus support for those in crisis is desperately underfunded, dangerously limited and even offputting
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‘Post-truth’: Orwell would spot the doublespeak in the Word of 2016
Sandy Grant urges educators to support students’ rejection of prejudice – and call out language that defends the indefensible