Which US states are most vulnerable to overseas student decline? 91茄子 analysis reveals regions that could lose the most financially due to pandemic and policy-related decline By Ellie Bothwell 7 October
Many US public colleges’ spending per student ‘down pre-pandemic’ Data from WSJ/91茄子 US College Rankings paint worrying picture for sector facing further financial woes By Simon Baker 7 October
US PhD admissions pause ‘may hamper diversity progress’ Several institutions will not be enrolling doctoral students in autumn 2021 because of the pandemic By Ellie Bothwell 7 October
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 By Jack Grove 7 October
Canada to let international students return even as Covid grows Government cites compassion as institutions fret over losses of tuition and fees By Paul Basken 6 October
US scientists prepare for election battle as tactics questioned Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats By Paul Basken 6 October
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 By Paul Basken 5 October
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 By Bruce Krajewski 5 October
Notre Dame leader Covid-positive after White House event John Jenkins apologises for shaking hands and not wearing mask at ceremony By Paul Basken 3 October
Researcher leads drive for peer reviewing to be paid assignment ‘I cannot express how incredibly uncontroversial it is to ask for money to perform skilled work,’ says James Heathers By Grace Browne 3 October
Regular testing key to reducing campus Covid spread – modelling Canadian study examines impact of students returning to campus and different testing approaches on Covid-19 infections and deaths By Ellie Bothwell 2 October
US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance By Paul Basken 30 September