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New policy would allow for removal of members following two-thirds vote of governing council

Struggles of Hampshire College suggest to some that students may be reluctant to shape their own degrees in a debt-heavy, career-focused higher education sector

Data on almost 2,500 computer scientists in US and Canada suggest ‘prestige’ of PhD institution does not influence number of papers they later produce

University threat to cut $1.7 million annual subsidy generates widespread protest

Rutgers deal aims to combat wealth divide between New Brunswick flagship and outposts in Newark and Camden

The show’s scientific adviser Donna Nelson discusses the crime drama’s legacy, six years on from its conclusion

Request a Woman Scientist holds the details of more than 8,000 experts, but journalists and event organisers are still relying on old sources who are male and pale, group leader warns

Survey of non-native English-speakers suggests that, even in natural sciences, other languages play key role 

Despite broad differences with president, long-shot candidate Bill Weld demonstrates how ‘belief in markets is bred in the bone’

National Institutes of Health asks 55 institutions to check behaviours of international researchers on campus

Clearly joining Bernie Sanders in free-college camp, senator widens party split on cost crisis

Student action shows US colleges far from accepting their slavery-related debts