We must do more to prevent nuclear war
Nuclear armageddon is the global peril that time forgot. But amid all the concern about environmental degradation, disarmament remains imperative, says Nobel laureate John Polanyi
Nuclear armageddon is the global peril that time forgot. But amid all the concern about environmental degradation, disarmament remains imperative, says Nobel laureate John Polanyi
Book of the week: Danny Dorling lauds an exposition of the benefits of obligation-free income and how to attain them
Pressure from employers and peers to get higher degrees can leave students with more debt but no better jobs, says Robert Hesketh
The University of Kent’s dean of Europe on Brexit, spirituality and chatting to Jarvis Cocker
Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England
We talk to the glaciologist about how it feels to have a glacier named after him and the chances of a catastrophic sea-level rise resulting from climate change
Book of the week: Angelia Wilson on a call for us to take seriously our political responsibility for global poverty
Scholars give their recommendations for their best book of 2018 and the book they are most looking forward to reading in 2019
A new teaching year has just begun in the northern hemisphere. Eight academics reflect on their experience of lecturing, and offer their tips on opening students’ eyes – and keeping them open
The responses to a UK-wide survey show how life chances are diverging, argues Danny Dorling
The next warden of Rhodes House on growing up in a family of political refugees and why universities must prepare graduates to be good citizens
Analysis of data underlying the latest ranking shows how Asia, Europe and North America are quite different in terms of the most open disciplines
Philip Hoare on an alternative look at Britain - from hidden canal systems to ancient energy circuits
Mapping queer spaces is revealing, but ghettos are also places of the mind, says Sally R. Munt
Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject