Dickens and the Business of Death, by Claire Wood
The Victorians found much profit in the grave, and Boz was there to document its blackly comic excess, writes Ruth Richardson
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The silent majority in higher education
Academics have a duty to explain why they hold their political beliefs, says Shahidha Bari
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Paying Bribes for Public Services: A Global Guide to Grass-Roots Corruption, by Richard Rose and Caryn Peiffer
M. Emranul Haque on why hard information is the best way to stop the backhanders
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New Generation Thinkers anointed by BBC
Young experts in everything from wartime France to the theme of the widow in British literature have been selected in this year’s cohort of New Generation Thinkers.
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PhD loans: the wrong carrot?
Paul Wakeling and Adél Pásztor consider the alternatives
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Italian Fascism’s Empire Cinema, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Richard Bosworth has front-row seats for a subtle investigation of totalitarian cultural practice
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The peer review drugs don’t work
A process at the heart of science is based on faith rather than evidence, says Richard Smith, and vested interests keep it in place
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The fad for extensions is cooling
The move away from overseas branches attests to the fact that such operations are hard to get right and offer no quick returns
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The week in higher education – 28 May 2015
A group of scientists and advocates for science published a letter in The Times on 22 May setting out “our support for the EU, its scientific direction, and [the UK’s] continued membership”. The...
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Fruit from the branch campuses
Transnational education helps people who want a high-quality university education to get it, argues Rebecca Hughes
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THE podcast: 28 May - 3 June 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the Times Higher Education team
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LSE deputy director Stuart Corbridge to be Durham v-c
The deputy director of the London School of Economics is to take over the helm at Durham University.
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UEA urged to divest from fossil fuels
Ninety-five academics at the University of East Anglia have signed an open letter calling on the institution to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
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UCU leader attacks Tories on strike laws
The general secretary of the University and College Union has called for unity as the organisation approaches its 10th anniversary.