Retractions mark ‘significant moment’ for Russian science
Unprecedented recall of papers from Russian journals must also spark broader debate on academic culture, say research integrity scholars
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Growth in interdisciplinarity mapped to mark 150 years of Nature
Rise in interactions means three times more disciplines represented in references and citations per paper than 50 years ago
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Bad mark early on quadruples student dropout risk
Results of early assignments can make or break students’ determination to continue their studies, Australian research suggests
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Employability ‘mantra’ supplanting higher education’s ‘inner core’
Focus on jobs and commercialisation inconsistent with sector’s ‘intrinsic purposes’, says Simon Marginson
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‘Test case’ Pennsylvania plans university funding overhaul
All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes
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Interview with Sonora Jha
The Seattle University academic and novelist talks about satirising a type of male scholar who wins the plum posts, despite harming colleagues
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UCU members return to picket lines ‘determined’
Union begins six days of action across UK universities after controversial decision to pause walkouts
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Witch-hunts cripple science, warns scholar arrested under Trump
A year after his ordeal, Chinese American semiconductor specialist Gang Chen reflects on how a 12-month government investigation changed his life and work
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Wage expectations are way off the mark
Students overestimate starting salaries by 10 per cent on average, study finds. John Gill reports
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Canada tackles ‘chronic’ visa issues for conference attendees
Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk
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Better pay for Australia’s casual academics ‘passively resisted’
Legal action seen as ‘the only way’ to force universities to stop ‘divesting responsibility’, senate committee hears
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'Inherently frail' - the verdict on marking
Call for debate as lack of consistency in assessment attracts warning of student litigation. Rebecca Attwood reports. Lecturers' marking of student work is "inherently frail" and assessment...
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US funder moves beyond elite to bankroll ‘heartland’ innovation
NSF Regional Innovation Engines scheme is place-based push to secure US strength in key technologies
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Doubts over Australian student immigration reforms
Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia
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Netherlands plots cautious return to degree admission lotteries
The decision to allow organised luck back into student selection sits awkwardly between politics and science