Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat, by Helen McCarthy
Roger Morgan applauds a pioneering work offering a welcome introduction to a neglected set of issues
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Teaching magic happens face to face
Scholars who share their knowledge in creative ways need not fear being upstaged by Moocs or TED talkers, says John Gilbey
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Commencement conundrums
Alan Ryan on a recent US wave of student protests over high-profile guests
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The Catholic Rubens: Saints and Martyrs, by Willibald Sauerländer
Cordula van Wyhe on the meshing of spirituality and sensuality in a master’s religious works
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SLC investigates for-profits’ funds
Inquiry into 24 private institutions is triggered by ‘potential irregularities’
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Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason, by Norman S. Poser
Mary Sokol on the life of William Murray, the 18th-century lawyer, judge and politician
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World in brief - 29 May 2014
United StatesGrants back plan to regain world leadership in tertiary achievementThe US government has unveiled a $75 million (£45 million) programme to fund projects designed to increase the...
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UCU chief: ‘without surgery, I would have died’
Sally Hunt praises the NHS as she reveals the reason behind her six months off work
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Sexual assault cases force US campuses into a ‘delicate dance’
Variable laws and calls for better protection of students have colleges negotiating a minefield of legal and PR issues
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Whistleblowing: are you protected?
Study uncovers out-of-date policies
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A very Stalinist management model
Craig Brandist on the parallels between Stalin’s Russia and the operation of today’s universities
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Big data serves up linguistics insights
British Academy event details potential in faster, better routes to statistical analysis
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Let students join you in the lab
Why are undergraduates still kept at arm’s length from the world of research? asks Stuart Hampton-Reeves
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Unions chide Edinburgh Napier over zero-hours job adverts
Criticism follows latest vacancies for controversial contracts
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Q&A with Harry Patterson, alias Jack Higgins
We speak to the writer of The Eagle Has Landed and the recipient of an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of London International Programmes