Much ado: Shakespeare’s quatercentennial celebrations Amid all the events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Peter J. Smith contemplates our appetite for everything – and anything – to do with the Bard By Peter J. Smith 21 April
Academics must not give up on monographs Producing ‘real’ books builds academics’ collective public presence, and it is also the most irresistible scholarly challenge, says ?dül Bozkurt By ?dül Bozkurt 21 April
David Laws and v-cs to advise new ?2.5m HE foundation UPP Foundation will seek to invest money in areas such as access and retention for students from disadvantaged backgrounds By John Elmes 21 April
Botticelli Reimagined: what will Venus do next? The impulse to make things relevant is not always facile, says Shahidha Bari By Shahidha Bari 14 April
My terrifying – and valuable – time in a psychiatric ward During a bout of severe depression, a professor in the US was admitted to a secure hospital unit. He writes here of his experiences By Contributor 7 April
