Academics trapped in Syria and Iraq: what is the best way to help?
Universities across the world have joined forces in offering hope to those facing persecution and even death
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African universities must be ‘audacious’ to transform continent
Institutions need to establish ‘nuanced’ notions of excellence, expert on African development tells THE Africa Universities Summit
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Cambridge plans to charge £230K fees for business doctorate
Course for world’s ‘most senior business leaders’ will cost ‘gigantic’ £80K for first year
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South Africa and UK launch joint research initiative
Universities in two countries will co-host three research chairs
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University funding changes help specialists
Review of ‘targeted allocations’ benefits many small and specialist institutions, but some see cutbacks
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Boaty McBoatface rejected as Nerc faces questions from MPs
Research council chiefs to be grilled by select committee after poll to name polar research vessel is overruled
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Reading matters: why we’re bringing freshers to book
Paul Greatrix on exposing an entire cohort to an American pedagogical classic, the common reading programme, and a classic American novelÂ
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THE Awards: you’ve got to be in it to win it
As we open for entries to the ‘Oscars of UK higher education’, editor John Gill reflects on the diversity that makes the THE Awards special
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Still room for improvement
Matthew Reisz reflects on the testimonies of gay academics about how the academy has changed and needs to change more
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Harry Kroto – the interstellar chemist
A former colleague pays tribute to Nobel prizewinner Sir Harold Kroto, who has died aged 76
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THE podcast: 5-11 May 2016 issue review
The latest edition of ÌÇÐÄVlog discussed by our editorial team
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Music and Capitalism: A History of the Present, by Timothy D. Taylor
Hillegonda Rietveld on the consequences of a cultural shift from musical creativity to profit
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The Natural and the Human: Science and the Shaping of Modernity 1739-1841, by Stephen Gaukroger
Jane O’Grady on the development of empirical investigation in attempts to understand human behaviour
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New and noteworthy – 5 May 2016
Edtech unhyped, Nigerian noir, hard-bodied prose and squaring heavens above with those urges below: must-read academic books
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A Body, Undone: Living On After Great Pain, by Christina Crosby
Joanna Bourke on a memoir focusing on secrets, grief and desire following a life-changing accident