World insight: South Africa’s student protests: on stage and on the streets
A trip to the theatre prompts Martin Hall to think afresh about the demonstrations gripping his country’s campuses
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EU applications to UK universities down 9 per cent after Brexit vote
Ucas data for early deadline courses are first sign of possible reaction to referendum result
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Shenzhen Audencia Business School looks to break mould
Dean of new French-Chinese institution excited by opportunities in ‘dynamic’ part of the world
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Interview with Ian Rankin
We talk to the renowned crime author about the challenge of writing, professorial aspirations and how long it takes to finish The Times crossword
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Desmond Ball, 1947-2016
One of Australia’s leading public intellectuals has died
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Anne Glover: make ‘best use’ of evidence to tackle mistrust
Leading scientist savages the widespread hostility to serious scientific evidence
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Academics blame ‘vindictive’ students for poor course evaluations
Badly rated teachers more likely to distrust data, Israeli study finds
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Comic strip lays bare student debt worries
Student artists at Staffordshire University have transformed academic research on graduate debt into a full-length comic
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The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions and Meritocracy at Elite Universities, by Natasha K. Warikoo
Book of the week: Universities pay lip service to minorities while maintaining the status quo, says Kalwant Bhopal
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Soul traders: the ‘faithonomics’ of religion
What price eternal life? Matthew Reisz meets a scholar who uses economics to explain our belief in the hereafter
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A Fiery and Furious People: A History of Violence in England, by James Sharpe
National brutality has taken many twists and turns but domestic savagery endures, finds Dick Hobbs
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On Fantasy Island: Britain, Europe, and Human Rights, by Conor Gearty
Repeal the Human Rights Act? A study explains why we would be mad to do so, says Rachael Ita
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Books interview: Tom Solomon
The professor of neurology on the doctor’s life, treating and befriending a treasured author and bringing memoir, medical biography and pop-sci together in writing Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine
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South Africa fears brain drain as campuses remain on edge
Vice-chancellors warn that leading researchers will flee if unrest over tuition fees is not resolved swiftly
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Sector leaders back income-contingent loans for South Africa
Universal free higher education regarded as unaffordable in country’s current economic crisis