Open Library of Humanities aims to ‘flip’ journals to open access
New publishing model aims to make research accessible to all without charging authors
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Falmouth University seeks to take a larger slice of the digital economy
Cornish university offers an exceptionally realistic training environment for those wanting to work in the games industry
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Interview with Paul Burstow
We talk to the former coalition government minister about the Liberal Democrats’ tuition fees U-turn and how Westminster can be an isolating work environment
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Russia internationalisation 'compromised' by political conflicts
'Confrontational policies' will have long-term consequences on universities' international collaborations, claims academic
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Noises off: mime, teaching and the academy
Street mime artist-turned-professor Gilberto Scaramuzzo explains to Jack Grove how the wordless theatre form can enrich university teaching
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Personalised learning on a massive scale has potential and pitfalls
Open University report predicts that adaptive teaching tools will grow in popularity, but highlights need to tread carefully with the?data they collect on students
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Spending review: winners and losers from the new Global Challenges Research Fund
A qualified welcome for George Osborne’s real-terms protection of research, but uncertainty over how new overseas aid spending will operate
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Student loan expansion relies on ‘accounting trick’
Government’s moves to lower student loan write-off ease path to postgraduate and part-time lending
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Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity, by Joseph E. Stiglitz
A small tax hike for the cream of 1 per cent could fund college for the poorest, says Danny Dorling
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Stealing Helen: The Myth of the Abducted Wife in Comparative Perspective, by Lowell Edmunds
A search for shared motifs in folklore and Classics is impressively broad-ranging, says Barbara?Graziosi
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Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest, by Finn Brunton and Helen Nissenbaum
Marianne Franklin on a guide to help people escape the attentions of public and private bodies capturing and capitalising on our online actions
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Books interview: Louise O. Fresco
Wageningen University president and author of Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories Behind the Food We Eat on her appetite for good books, from Primo Levi to Claudia Roden.
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Scientists ‘less engaged with public than arts and humanities academics’
Survey also finds that women do more work with the general public than male researchers
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British School of Osteopathy wins access to public research and teaching funding
Clinical evidence on osteopathy ‘fails to show convincingly’ it works, claims critic after private BSO wins Hefce designation
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Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for?Solutions to the Climate Crisis, by Tim Flannery
Steven Yearley finds merit but not proven mileage in putting CO2 on ice to arrest global warming