North America

Several institutions will not be enrolling doctoral students in autumn 2021 because of the pandemic

Michael Houghton calls for prize committees to allow six or seven winners, rather than Nobel’s limit of three

Government cites compassion as institutions fret over losses of tuition and fees

Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the biggest private US funder of biomedical research, seeks to push adoption of European-led standard

Those temporarily plucked from the academic ranks would have no motivation or ability to wreak havoc and then move on, argues Bruce Krajewski

John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony

‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers

Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths

Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance

Academics also cite immigration policies and ‘dwindling’ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ‘holy grail’

Proposal nearing implementation also lets visa agency assess academic progress