Social science research in Madagascar: it’s a jungle
David Mould had to navigate cartoon lemurs and other barriers in order to help local academics study factors hindering development
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‘We are tough’: a rector’s fight against corruption in Kazakhstan
Krzysztof Rybiński on changing Narxoz University’s culture and the lure of ‘the best meat in the world’
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What lessons does Switzerland hold for the UK post-Brexit?
Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports
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Interview with Tanya Krzywinska
We talk to the digital games professor about the perception of games in the academy
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World Reputation Rankings 2016 methodology
How the reputation analysis is done
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Grant winners – 31 March 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Sociable Knowledge: Natural History and the Nation in Early Modern Britain, by Elizabeth Yale
James Delbourgo on a study of how scientists shared information and how through it they constructed the nation as an object of study
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World University Rankings blog: a survey that you can rely on
The responses of 10,323 scholars give THE the largest and most statistically sound reputation ranking, says Phil Baty
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Developing a culture of ‘mega-giving’ in Australian higher education
University fundraising in Australia needs to catch up with the UK, says Nick Blinco
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Books interview: Deirdre N. McCloskey
The economist and polymath on A. N. Wilson and Isaiah Berlin, mushy peas and sisterly libertarianism, and all those books as yet unread and unwritten
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We Shall Not Be Moved: How Liverpool’s Working Class Fought Redundancies, Closures and Cuts in the Age of Thatcher, by Brian Marren
Scousers’ acts of resilience are celebrated in a study of the city’s struggles, says Lisa Mckenzie
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China 'offering global elite scholarships to boost soft power'
China, fostering links with future leaders through its universities, is now playing the same game as Western nations, researcher says