Peer review before research tied to better science Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance By Paul Basken 24 June
Who are you calling a pseudoscientist? Academics need to think far more carefully about how they define and police the boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate knowledge, argues Michael D. Gordin By Michael D. Gordin 24 June
Indiana University students sue over Covid vaccine rule Institution confident of legal victory, but political costs loom in conservative state By Paul Basken 23 June
NIH funds cluster hiring of ethnic minority scientists New programme for universities modelled on version that increased racial equity within NIH’s own laboratories By Paul Basken 23 June
Researchers ‘plot promotions using conference collusion rings’ Secret lists of preferred papers have been circulated prior to computer science meetings to help favoured scholars get ahead, says US professor By Jack Grove 23 June
Supply shortages snarl US laboratories Problem threatens to delay recovery after losses in grant support and obstacles for young scientists By Paul Basken 22 June
Universities overreacting to online cheating, experts warn Dartmouth case seen as exposing national unpreparedness for online exams that predated Covid and still needs fixing By Paul Basken 21 June
Steinmetz abruptly quits as chancellor at Arkansas Social media photos reported, while outsider in conservative state bemoans loss of civil debate By Paul Basken 21 June
Tall blackboards and best chalk ‘still vital for mathematicians’ Still much to be said for old-fashioned media that operate ‘at the speed of human thinking’, book suggests By Matthew Reisz 20 June
10 ways we could reimagine the idea of the university The pandemic presents a perfect opportunity to think differently about higher education, says David Staley, as he lists potential models of the future By David Staley 18 June
US fails in first Trump-era prosecution over China ties Jury can’t agree on Tennessee associate professor Anming Hu after FBI admits pressure campaign to get him to spy By Paul Basken 17 June
US colleges mull permanent travel budget cuts after Covid Remote meetings and recruitment appear to have yielded big savings, but long-term model not yet clear By Paul Basken 17 June