US PhD admissions pause ‘may hamper diversity progress’ Several institutions will not be enrolling doctoral students in autumn 2021 because of the pandemic Ellie Bothwell 10月 7日
Medicine Nobelist wants science awards to be ‘more inclusive’ Michael Houghton calls for prize committees to allow six or seven winners, rather than Nobel’s limit of three Jack Grove 10月 7日
Canada to let international students return even as Covid grows Government cites compassion as institutions fret over losses of tuition and fees Paul Basken 10月 6日
US scientists prepare for election battle as tactics questioned Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats Paul Basken 10月 6日
Major US funder joins Plan S with 2022 open access deadline Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the biggest private US funder of biomedical research, seeks to push adoption of European-led standard Paul Basken 10月 5日
University presidents should be chosen by lottery Those temporarily plucked from the academic ranks would have no motivation or ability to wreak havoc and then move on, argues Bruce Krajewski Bruce Krajewski 10月 5日
Notre Dame leader Covid-positive after White House event John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony Paul Basken 10月 3日
Researcher leads drive for peer reviewing to be paid assignment ‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers Grace Browne 10月 3日
Regular testing key to reducing campus Covid spread – modelling Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths Ellie Bothwell 10月 2日
US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance Paul Basken 9月 30日
Overseas scholars rejecting US jobs due to handling of pandemic Academics also cite immigration policies and ‘dwindling’ funding as reasons why position in country is no longer ‘holy grail’ Ellie Bothwell 9月 30日