Plos One retracts article tied to MIT and Epstein
Report on breakthrough technology in cyber-agriculture withdrawn over accuracy and replicability as former researcher sues MIT
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Quarantine quandary leaves Australia even more isolated
‘Parallel universes’ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons
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Science-friendly budget poses tough questions for UK research
Spending commitments on Aria, Horizon Europe and UKRI should be welcomed – as should the Treasury’s growing scrutiny of UK and EU research structures, says John Womersley
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Deadline looms as UK universities reject Elsevier deal
Publishing giant’s offer fails to meet goals of reducing costs and supporting rapid switch to open access, says sector
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College student voting surged as Biden won White House
Two-thirds of eligible college students voted, with Trump-era motivations seen to be generating new political power for campus voices
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Climate Impact Forum: Unleash student activism to turbocharge climate efforts, say v-cs
THE Climate Impact Forum hears issue may still be seen as ‘middle-class problem’ in poorer nations
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Kathleen Stock quits Sussex after transgender rights row
Higher education minister says circumstances of philosopher’s departure ‘absolutely appalling’
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Inflamed, by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel
Serena Masino is intrigued by a wide-ranging exploration of how political and economic factors play a crucial role in many diseases
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University of Toronto joins fossil fuel divestment movement
Meeting student demand on climate, Canada’s top-ranked institution to cut oil companies from C$4 billion endowment by 2030
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Green energy research stuck in disciplinary silos, report warns
Analysis says lack of insights from outside the sciences could hamper uptake of clean technology
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Richard Thaler: ‘I became an academic because I’m not good at taking orders’
John Morgan meets the Nobel prizewinning father of nudge economics, who believes that the dismal science can only be improved by taking account of people’s ‘predictable mistakes’
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Interview with Arun Kumar
The Nottingham historian discusses founding a library in the Indian village where he grew up and the need for alternatives to the ‘false promises of neoliberal education’
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Paul Dukes 1934-2021
Tributes paid to scholar ‘who wore his formidable knowledge lightly’ and brought a ‘global perspective to the understanding of Russian history’
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Hundreds of global universities ‘yet to set net zero target’
THE research finds that high share of institutions that have specified goal are not counting indirect emissions such as travel
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Burned-out university staff fear repercussions if they seek help
Majority of respondents to major UK survey show signs of depression but fear that asking for support will harm career