World Academic Summit: ‘same contrarian nonsense’ on Covid and climate change People will always ‘come up with the same bullshit’ to support anti-science agendas, says Nasa scientist Anna McKie 9月 6日
End ‘panic and forget’ cycle of basic research, says virologist Author of ‘sleeping beauty’ coronavirus paper says her experience is ‘incredibly strong’ argument for funding basic science Simon Baker 9月 5日
World Academic Summit: developing-nation universities courting serious partners Institutions in poorer nations have the eager students, and hope the West is now ready to supply the expertise Paul Basken 9月 3日
World Academic Summit: branch campuses come of age as pandemic hits mobility But offshore bulwarks take many forms – and in some institutions, staying at home works best John Ross 9月 2日
World Academic Summit: universities yet to grasp ‘enormity’ of slavery redress Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy Paul Basken 9月 2日
Biden threatens to withhold funding from colleges over vaccines US threatens aid cut if states prohibit Covid protections, and then makes clear university campuses are included Paul Basken 9月 2日
Academic freedom can mean refusing to teach material that is too traumatic Keeping going through the pandemic has proved a huge challenge for many working in universities. Being asked to present a story involving an abused child proved a step too far for Rachel O’Donnell Rachel O’Donnell 9月 2日
World Academic Summit: tech without humanities ‘ends in situations like that of Uighurs’ AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton tells THE summit that non-science disciplines are vital to shaping how tech is used Simon Baker 9月 1日
Female unhappiness over research authorship decisions revealed International survey of scholars finds women are more likely to feel aggrieved over decisions regarding author credit or ordering Jack Grove 9月 1日
World Academic Summit: ‘living lab’ applied research key to local engagement Summit also hears how successful universities can drive damaging gentrification in their cities John Morgan 9月 1日
World Academic Summit: tech booms flagged as dangerous siren call Campuses can rarely help replicate Silicon Valley and face great risk trying, innovation expert warns Paul Basken 9月 1日
US campus free speech complaints often resulting in sanctions Three-quarters of cases brought against faculty found to have ended with penalties, yet with unclear implications Paul Basken 9月 1日
