Authoritarian shift undermines China’s science moonshot
Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise
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GSM students count the cost of ministerial experiments
Conversations with students at the failed for-profit provider reveal much about its business model and the Department for Education’s judgement, writes John Morgan
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into your email, the administrative shark returns
John Brinnamoor’s floundering doggy-paddle is no match for the voracious jaws of his university’s antiquated data-gobblers
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Australian performance funding approach outlined
Retention, graduate employment, student feedback and widening participation to guide distribution
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Leading German psychiatry researcher dismissed
Martin Keck, who led the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry’s hospital, is being investigated by Munich’s public prosecutor
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Former governor general named new Waikato chancellor
New Zealand university swaps former prime minister for Sir Anand Satyanand
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Journal’s plan to review preprints aims to kill ‘desk rejects’
eLife editor says radical shift would help readers judge the real value of research, not just where it is published
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Make states match federal investment, says US campus head
States have rolled back funding as Washington has stepped in – and this must stop, says Louisiana State president
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Half of papers describing psychiatry trials ‘spin results’
Overstating the value of an intervention could put patients at risk, say researchers
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Research leadership is a castle built on shifting sand
In an age of vast team-science projects, it is more important than ever that leaders be properly prepared, says Matthew Flinders
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Foreign graduates deterred from joining US technology start-ups
PhD leavers from overseas seek new companies, but can’t accept visa risks
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Call for ‘professional universities’ to overcome skills mismatch
All chiefs and no workers in Australia’s over-credentialled labour force, says new thinktank
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The differences between studying in the UK and the US
After a semester abroad in London, US student Baylie Bodiford returned to the UK to complete her master’s
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SOAS director to be first black Oxford college head
Baroness Amos leaves London institution after issuing warning about its finances