Michael Moran, 1946-2018 Professor of government rose from poverty in childhood to become leading expert on British public policy By Matthew Reisz 26 April
Interview with Robert Bickers The Wolfson History Prize-nominated professor discusses how China’s past shapes its nationalism and why the Communist Party’s ‘historical nihilist’ label suits him By John Morgan 26 April
London Business School dean: more to an MBA than earning power Fran?ois Ortalo-Magné says executive programmes help students ‘look at the world differently’ By Sophie Inge 26 April
Student feedback on Facebook could be ‘very useful’ for regulators Study reveals feedback on social media sites closely correlate to measures of quality such as England's TEF By Chris Havergal 26 April
New and noteworthy – 26 April 2018 Muddled brains and mortality; angry white men; the illustrated Ada Lovelace; and going without God By Matthew Reisz 26 April
In a populist era, Europe’s universities are progressive strongholds Higher education institutions are vital not just to research and economic growth but also to ensuring the health of liberal democracy on the continent By John Gill 26 April
Medieval Bodies: Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages, by Jack Hartnell Book of the week: Rachel Moss praises a study that peels back the skin of a misunderstood era often defined by death By Rachel Moss 26 April
A History of Silence: From the Renaissance to the Present Day, by Alain Corbin Joe Moran enters another dimension, one marked by the absence of sound. Next stop, the quiet zone By Joe Moran 26 April
The best universities in New Europe Times Higher Education ranking reveals top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states By Ellie Bothwell 25 April
Europe research gap ‘worsened by easy EU money’ Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ‘part of the problem’ for new member states By David Matthews 25 April
No more graduates needed: Switzerland goes it alone on HE Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons By David Matthews 25 April
New research partnership model devised after Facebook scandal Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers By Ellie Bothwell 25 April