David Trotter, 1957-2015
A leading expert on medieval French language and lexicography has died
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Interview with David Eustace
We talk to the world-famous photographer about donning a cap and gown as a university chancellor
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Research is not the only path to academic success
Co-founder of investment firm says that more early career academics should be encouraged to think about the entrepreneurial route
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Prevent strategy: naming and shaming of universities sparks concern
Questions have been raised about the source of data used by Downing Street to accuse institutions of hosting hate preachers
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Study finds eightfold rise in ‘predatory’ journal papers
Majority of academics publishing in journals with lax peer review are from Asia, study concludes
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Where do world leaders study? Oxford and Manchester are top UK destinations
British universities are political heavyweights on global stage, says Hepi report
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Weeping Britannia: Portrait of a Nation in Tears, by Thomas Dixon
Joanna Lewis on a portrait of British blubbering from medieval mystics to the death of Diana
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Language, Madness, and Desire: On Literature, by Michel Foucault
Danielle Sands on a collection of previously unpublished material that fails to capture the ‘flair and flight’ of the French philosopher at his best
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addicted. pregnant. poor, by Kelly Ray Knight
Lisa Mckenzie on a sobering American ethnography written with understanding and respect
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Players and Pawns: How Chess Builds Community and Culture, by Gary Alan Fine
Time and temperament are explored in a masterly study of an old game of thrones, says Les Gofton
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Filming the Body in Crisis: Trauma, Healing and Hopefulness, by Davina Quinlivan
Elizabeth I. Watkins on a study about reparation that analyses recent works including Hunger and Waltz with Bashir
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Prison Shakespeare: For These Deep Shames and Great Indignities, by Rob Pensalfini
Peter J. Smith on a study of the history of drama in penal settings
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Strip Cultures: Finding America in Las Vegas, by The Project on Vegas: Susan Willis, Stacy Jameson, Karen Klugman and Jane Kuenz
A work of distinction offers fresh insights into the hedonism and hangovers, says Richard J. Williams
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What are you reading? – 1 October 2015
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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How to manage rapid change
Steve Olivier offers tips for a smoother transition