The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities, by Nir Haim Buras
James Stevens Curl is thrilled by a guide to how we can recover the essential principles of creating liveable cities
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Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination: Art, Architecture, and Society, by Cynthia Hahn
Kathryn M. Rudy enjoys a useful summary of recent research on how the instruments of Christ鈥檚 Passion were displayed and venerated in the Middle Ages聽
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Trump hesitates on plan for open access mandate
After two years of study, US plans more consultations on聽bypassing journal paywalls
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Should you be working 100 hours a week?
Mary Beard鈥檚 recent admission that she is a 鈥榤ug鈥 who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard聽is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should the mugs be...
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Research intelligence: how to organise a virtual conference
Online conferences聽can engage new audiences but聽present significant organisational challenges. Jack Grove speaks to a scientist聽to find out how it is done
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Margaret Claydon, 1923-2020
Tributes paid to leader of 鈥榓 penetrating intellect, firm faith and inquiring mind鈥 who transformed what is now Trinity Washington University
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Interview with Tammy Shadbolt
The wildlife veterinarian discusses balancing the academic and field-based elements of her career, unfortunate smells and misconceptions about zoos
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Stefano Bloch: life and death in LA鈥檚 graffiti subculture
During his time as a graffiti writer, Stefano Bloch was chased by the police, threatened by gangsters and witnessed savage violence. He tells Jack Grove about how he has incorporated such experiences...
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ERC president 鈥榦ptimistic鈥 UK will stay in 鈥榠rreplaceable鈥 fund
Despite Brexit, Mauro Ferrari hopes for 鈥榬easonable聽construct鈥 that 鈥榓llows聽scientists to do their job in the best possible way鈥
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Climate change education 鈥榗ould help more than some renewables鈥
Study of module offered at US university suggests it substantially cut graduates鈥 emissions compared with those of average citizen
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European funding failing to keep pace with enrolment growth
Data from latest EUA report on state of public investment in universities suggest squeeze on institutions remains despite signs of recovery from austerity
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The week in higher education 鈭 20 February 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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20 February 2020 digital edition
Still at your desk? How not to wilt in academia鈥檚 hothouse
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London calling: half of foreign applicants target capital
International students nearly twice as likely as domestic applicants to apply to campuses in the city
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The EU will not tolerate cherry-picking by the UK
UK academics love the ERC, but selective participation in Horizon Europe is unlikely to be on the table, says John Womersley