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Experts weight in on how Supreme Court’s national prohibition on affirmative action has affected diversity of this year’s intake

Dozens of faculty members at US institutions were rebuked for their actions after the 7 October Hamas attacks – some have now returned to work while others still face criminal charges

Alumni of American institutions now lead 70 countries globally after largest yearly increase

Providing a pathway from community colleges to universities, the US’ credit transfer system is admired around the world for driving social mobility and offering a vital second chance for late bloomers. But opaque and complex university rules are undermining it, argue Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar

Biochemistry professor David Baker and Google DeepMind scientists Sir Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded the 2024 prize

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield share prize for ‘foundational discoveries and inventions’

‘SWAT team’ of finance experts and science writers helps university secure more federal research funds than any other US institution, says its vice-provost for research

Increasing trend for policies that attempt to undermine or overhaul higher education in US and Europe being exported worldwide, Scholars at Risk warns

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun honoured for revealing new principle of gene regulation

Students attending colleges and university courses below degree level must have studied in one of five areas to be eligible

More than half of survey respondents say result won’t impact study decision, but most would prefer Kamala Harris to win

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering