Research universities have so far defied cuts to funding and competition from industry to maintain their dominance in the production of scientific knowledge, but will that continue into the future? Justin Powell and Jennifer Dusdal were part of an award-winning project, of unprecedented scope, which set out to answer that question.

This research was supported by the Qatar National Research Fund. The findings are published as “The Century of Science: The Global Triumph of the Research University”, part of the International Perspectives in Education and Society series. Learn more: http://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/?K=9781787144705

The internet is changing. Five corporate tech giants control a system ever more integrated with all aspects of our lives, threatening a future of increased commodification, militarization and authoritarianism. Vincent Mosco (author of "Becoming Digital")discusses how citizens can take back control and use the Next Internet to empower people and create a more equal and more democratic society.

We talk to experienced publisher Jen McCall to get some of her top tips on how to go about writing an academic book.

Peter Kivisto, author of "The Trump Phenomenon", discusses the role the media played in the election of Donald Trump, and what the rise of infotainment and post-truth, and the loss of the 'vital center' means for American democracy.

We're told as job seekers that we're 'invisible' without a profile on a social networking site, but how much do we really know about the way uploading our CV will affect our professional - and personal - lives? We caught up with Ofer Sharone to find out about his research into the far-reaching effects of these new labour market intermediaries.