AI ‘lab partner’ designs and executes its own experiments
New system can help democratise science and speed pace of discovery, says study
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We think the same, say identical twin researchers studying twins
Ádám and Dávid Tárnoki, radiologists at Semmelweis University, discuss their shared ‘trajectory’
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The week in higher education – 21 December 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Campus leaders shouldn’t be judged on their political pronouncements
The Elizabeth Magill case notwithstanding, presidents should focus on how conflicts affect the primary mission of their university, says Nicholas Dirks
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Duncan Ivison to succeed Nancy Rothwell as Manchester v-c
Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney
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Arizona cuts student aid and freezes hiring, but defends sports
After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element
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Anonymised applications ‘aid early career access to research kit’
Removal of personal and affiliation details means assessors judge the idea rather than the researcher’s track record
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Academics hatch plan to save disbanded research centre
History centre shut during University of Brighton cuts could continue as autonomous organisation
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US faculty promise fight to protect academic freedom
While Republicans seek momentum from fiery hearing and Penn ousting, professors gain clarity on the size of the fight ahead
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So you want a chair for Christmas. Are you sure?
A professorship comes with prestige, but appointments are opaque and there are other rewarding ways to cap off an academic career, says Ron Iphofen
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Cambridge pro vice-chancellor to lead BBSRC
Geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith is the third new female leader of a UK research council named in recent weeks
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Leading universities back Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe
Groups representing 61 research-intensive universities across Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland say that stronger research partnerships strengthen the whole of Europe
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Indian exemption blunts Australian work rights revocation
Canberra’s attempt to reduce backlog of ‘permanently temporary’ graduates hamstrung by trade agreement
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Universities Australia appoints Luke Sheehy as chief executive
Former political staffer and representative group head to take the helm at umbrella body
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Study abroad: US students all but absent from China
While Americans return to institutions worldwide, Biden administration talks of post-Covid academic reset with political rival but largely prevents it