Interview with Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
Chemical weapons expert turned Cambridge don reflects on conspiracy theorists in academia, making safe a 60-tonne bomb with science and breaking the world press-up record
Chemical weapons expert turned Cambridge don reflects on conspiracy theorists in academia, making safe a 60-tonne bomb with science and breaking the world press-up record
European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances
Almost a third of university employees globally are on contracts lasting less than two years, according to THE data
Money, policies and partnerships aim to unlock the region’s full potential
Co-authorship between academics based in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is limited, study finds
Education institutions are being undermined from within, everywhere from Turkey to Brazil, online conference hears
Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line
Leading scholar says region must place more importance on liberal arts, not just science and engineering, to build better societies
Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel
Researchers look at opinions about scholars expressed via metaphors – with results ranging from the thought-provoking to the baffling
China is not the only rapidly improving system; India, Egypt and Malaysia are striding ahead, while Mexico is losing ground
Autocracy starts with the violent repression of students and academics, say Matteo Fumagalli, Achim Kemmerling, Youngmi Kim and Luicy Pedroza
Russia leads on number of submissions but institutions across a record 98 territories take part
But Frédérique Vidal admits the term ‘has no scientific definition’, and it remains unclear who will conduct the investigation
Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety