First US admissions scandal defendant spared prison Leniency shown to former Stanford coach not likely for parents and other participants, judge suggests By Paul Basken 13 June
The scientist trying to stop you falling asleep at conferences Adam Ginsburg is fighting conference-induced lethargy by tackling high levels of carbon dioxide at academic gatherings – one window at a time By Rachael Pells 11 June
Mexico forced to loosen researcher travel restrictions Federally funded academics would have been required to seek president’s authorisation to go abroad By Rachael Pells 11 June
University of Alabama returns gift after abortion protest Institution surrenders $26.5 million (£20.8 million) after donor urges student boycott over women’s rights By Paul Basken 11 June
Anger as US funding for fetal tissue research curtailed Private funders and charitable foundations urged to support vital studies By Rachael Pells 10 June
What’s in a name? Bias against female and minority applicants Identical CVs with different names on them sent to 250 academics in experiment By Nick Mayo 8 June
Teaching Excellence Summit: ethics education ‘must accompany AI development’ Shigeru Miyagawa describes how artificial intelligence could transform teaching and assessment By Paul Basken 6 June
Teaching Excellence Summit: try workplace before finishing degree, urges banker David McKay hopes AI might help universities select students with vital ‘soft skills’ By Paul Basken 6 June
University leaders must be free to air views that challenge their communities The controversy over a Harvard dean’s defence of Harvey Weinstein is no reason to disregard the core academic mission, says Sandro Galea By Sandro Galea 6 June
Teaching Excellence Summit: ex-president laments ‘resistance’ to education research Schedule reform refusal points to deeper problem, pioneer tells conference By Paul Basken 5 June
Plan U: funders urged to mandate immediate preprint publication Shifting towards open access journals will only achieve so much when review and editing processes take so long, scientists say By Rachael Pells 5 June
Business school secures science designation to bypass visa rules US university’s move means that its graduates are entitled to three years of post-study work, not one By Anna McKie 3 June
