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As the season of goodwill comes around again, warm words about collegiality and fellowship have been dutifully corralled into all-staff missives from university leaders. But in an era of management, metrics and industrial unrest, does the image of the academy as a commonwealth of scholars still bear scrutiny? Seven academics have their say 

Following the BethAnn McLaughlin and Jessica Krug revelations, Rachel Moss offers her tips for spotting online fakers

Long after they have finally landed a full-time job, many academics still find themselves feeling insecure and guilty, says Rachel Moss

The current generation of students often come under fire for supposedly being excessively brittle and demanding. But does the reality bear that out, and what are the teaching techniques to which they respond best? Six scholars recount their own experiences and offer their tips

Rachel Moss on how classrooms of the Middle Ages schooled boys in emotional intelligence

The scholarly calling may be all about intellectual pursuits, but university life is not without its petty irritations. A dozen academics describe the daily distractions that annoy them most

Becket¡¯s murder is dissected in a study of 1,000 years of the Christian West, says Rachel Moss

Book of the week: Rachel Moss praises a study that peels back the skin of a misunderstood era often defined by death

A slim volume masters a millennium¡¯s worth of material, but women fall away, says Rachel Moss

Anti-Semitism was a key pillar of the carefully built cult of Marian worship, says Rachel Moss

There is no shortage of ways for universities to make it easier for those with children to attend scholarly conferences, says Rachel Moss