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Global study tied to gains in grades and graduate rates, though affordability remains a major obstacle

Sir Fraser Stoddart says the most rewarding element of his work has been supervising research students, who supported him personally after his wife’s death

Admissions officers wrote of favouring ‘brown babies’, campaign group reveals

Researchers must ‘put on the gloves’ and bring the fight to their critics, says Arizona State professor

Archive of tweets linked to St Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency reveals scale of disinformation attempts around free speech and ‘left bias’ controversies

Self-perceived levels of impostor syndrome in women remain equally high among senior academics, study finds

American Association for the Advancement of Science accompanied by global efforts to better inform policymaking

Turning to dance may help scientists communicate their findings to those who distrust experts, claims competition winner

Publishers accuse institutions of piracy as revenues slump

Race-based student performance gap doubles when professors admit doubts about innate abilities

Large research groups may be less flexible and more risk-averse, study suggests

Regina Rini discusses how academics and students can avoid online aggression