Fears as Mexican ministry seeks greater control of research funds Government claims it is seeking to root out corruption and free up extra money for Covid-19 measures Anna McKie 10月 11日
How universities can nurture change-makers for the climate crisis Threats to environment too great to leave education to scientists alone, says Harvard professor Fernando Reimers Matthew Reisz 10月 9日
Leaders fear for student mental health as Covid hits US campuses While tallying massive financial harm, campus presidents list student well-being as chief priority Paul Basken 10月 8日
Biden free-college plan ‘would pay for itself in a decade’ Georgetown analysis counts benefit of educated workers with better jobs Paul Basken 10月 7日
Medicine Nobelist wants science awards to?be ‘more?inclusive’ Michael Houghton calls for prize committees to allow six or seven winners, rather than Nobel’s limit of three Jack Grove 10月 7日
US PhD admissions pause ‘may hamper diversity progress’ Several institutions will not be enrolling doctoral students in autumn 2021 because of the pandemic Ellie Bothwell 10月 7日
Canada to let international students return even as Covid grows Government cites compassion as institutions fret over losses of tuition and fees Paul Basken 10月 6日
US scientists prepare for election battle as tactics questioned Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats Paul Basken 10月 6日
Major US funder joins Plan S with 2022 open access deadline Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the biggest private US funder of biomedical research, seeks to push adoption of European-led standard Paul Basken 10月 5日
University presidents should be chosen by lottery Those temporarily plucked from the academic ranks would have no motivation or ability to wreak havoc and then move on, argues Bruce Krajewski Bruce Krajewski 10月 5日
