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Commission recommends launch of Digital Service Academy to address shortage of talent in federal government

Authors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West put the case for scepticism at a time when science has become deeply polarising

Global ‘Journal of the Plague Year’ collaboration highlights growing use of rapid-response collecting 

Canada sends ‘loud and clear’ message to foreign students with work rules change following deportation threat by US administration

Campus-focused plans show US colleges still too age-limited, says job-centric pioneer

Eugenia Cheng defies convention with her approach to teaching. The Chicago-based British mathematician tells Matthew Reisz why similar out-of-the-box thinking is required to improve gender equality

Democrat plan would direct billions to institutions tackling neediest students

Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign

Developer of research assessment guidelines says that while funders and journals are important, role of universities is pivotal

Survey in US and EU affirms gender gap in working time, but sees small children as bigger factor

A string of anti-immigration moves has already made the US significantly less attractive to international students, says Rajika Bhandari

St. Francis Xavier had attributed idea to lack of insurance coverage