The authoritarian country has rich datasets for research collaboration, but while some new regulations may feel familiar to European eyes, any comfort must come with big ethical caveats, an expert says
Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?
As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare
New conservative-focused standardised college admissions exam-maker says it aimed for private-sector customers, and now sees greater potential at public institutions
As scientists pursue groundbreaking discoveries for understanding the universe, ingrained publishing habits appear to leave students contending with outdated theories
New graduate employment measure indicates that university leavers working in education and healthcare find their work most meaningful, with some jobs usually considered ‘highly skilled’ falling short
After the celebrations, German and UK research universities have immediately begun to swap notes on how the latter can best shape proposals for the programme’s remaining calls
Authors of Swedish study caution that one experiment should not be used as basis for ‘radical overhaul’ of education policy but urge ‘more informed discussion’
The astronomer discusses the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, having his work replicated in Minecraft and the importance of public understanding to astrophysics
So far few oppose the inclusion of climate change sociology and economics in university-wide undergraduate courses, but support is thinner for their integration into other curricula