Italian court suspends ERC-funded monkey study
Researchers warn country is among the most hostile in Europe to experiments involving animals, and restrictions could get even tighter
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Cummings ‘winning battle’ for new Arpa to be outside UKRI
Debate over status of new agency for ‘high-risk, high-payoff research’ is non-issue compared with its direction and leadership, others suggest
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College admits rejected applicants if they pay five times the fee
Saskatchewan veterinary college says move has been forced on it by limits on public funding
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Adam Rutherford: taking on racism with the help of genetics
Despite its tainted origins, genetics provides many of the essential tools for challenging racist thinking, argues UCLÂ fellow and science broadcaster
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US university earmarks fifth of hiring budget for ‘diverse’ scholars
University of Massachusetts Boston enables departments to bid for second position for under-represented scholar when undergoing existing search
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Plagiarism hunters, please lay down your weapons
A feudal approach to intellectual property has turned the academy into a modern police state, says Steve Fuller Â
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Swansea rejects two appeals against sackings but v-c case ongoing
Fallout over claims related to a £200 million development project continues
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Two-thirds of Australia’s Chinese students ‘stuck at home’
Australian universities face fiscal crisis, as virus chokes off vital revenue stream
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New Zealand students protest coronavirus entry ban ‘overreach’
Chinese students in New Zealand incensed at mounting costs, while Australian universities criticise ‘disturbing’ detentions
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Moscow university tightens political speech rules after protests
Academics and students at the Higher School of Economics forbidden from disclosing affiliation when engaging in politicsÂ
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Philosophers clash over race science paper
Furore over Oxford doctoral student’s journal article reignites debate over the limits of free speech
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China influence scandal rocks Berlin university
Contract reveals the Free University of Berlin is bound by Chinese law, which critics fear gives Beijing influence over teaching content
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‘Major disruption’ to student mobility from coronavirus feared
Countries close borders to visitors from China and language testing suspended
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MENA Universities Summit to explore innovation in the liberal arts
University leaders from the Middle East and North Africa will convene in Abu Dhabi to discuss how a multidisciplinary model can help build knowledge economies and advance academic researchÂ
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Post-bushfires, Australian universities must lead a smokeless debate
Academics are key to lifting public engagement with climate change and stopping the spread of nonsense passing as news, says David Lloyd