North America

‘I don’t know if we are going to be successful, but we are certainly going to make a lot of noise,’ says academic resisting government

Australian universities make strong progress in both subjects, while Californian institutions are on the rise in computer science

Extra ‘star’ scientists flock to prize-winning topics in five to 10 years after award, study suggests

Political conciliator finds moment of medical success against Covid a good time to let Biden find successor

From party faithful imposed as leaders to scholars sent into ‘civilian death’, institutions face a range of grave threats, argues editor of new collection

Californian duo David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win prize for discoveries on how heat and touch are experienced

Black students expected to be disproportionately hurt by local refusals to accept federal aid, analyses conclude

Beverley Gage leaves Brady-Johnson programme after president insists $250 million funder can pick its advisory board members

Research keeps affirming benefits of ‘active learning’ styles but faculty resistance persists, experts find

Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes

While right-leaning scholars are most likely to feel silenced in the West, in the developing world, left-wingers are more likely to self-censor

Female researchers who socialise less with male colleagues less likely to feel supported in the workplace