Persecution of Mexican researchers reaches ‘another level’ ‘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 Anna McKie 10月 8日
Research areas that win science prizes ‘see 40 per cent growth’ Extra ‘star’ scientists flock to prize-winning topics in five to 10 years after award, study suggests Simon Baker 10月 5日
Collins leaving NIH after record term at top US science funder Political conciliator finds moment of medical success against Covid a good time to let Biden find successor Paul Basken 10月 5日
Covid ‘provides cover’ for autocrats’ higher education power grab From party faithful imposed as leaders to scholars sent into ‘civilian death’, institutions face a range of grave threats, argues editor of new collection Matthew Reisz 10月 5日
Quarter of US states ‘likely to skip’ Biden free college plan Black students expected to be disproportionately hurt by local refusals to accept federal aid, analyses conclude Paul Basken 10月 4日
Yale historian quits diplomacy post over donor influence Beverley Gage leaves Brady-Johnson programme after president insists $250 million funder can pick its advisory board members Paul Basken 10月 1日
Hands-on teaching gains evidence but struggles with adoption Research keeps affirming benefits of ‘active learning’ styles but faculty resistance persists, experts find Paul Basken 10月 1日
Donor favours muddled ‘Varsity Blues’ probe, prosecutor admits Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes Paul Basken 9月 29日
Cancel culture: ‘fish out of water’ academics feel it most 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 Anna McKie 9月 29日
Cross-gender friendships ‘critical to helping women in sciences’ Female researchers who socialise less with male colleagues less likely to feel supported in the workplace Paul Basken 9月 27日
