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
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The European Commission’s single market for research needs buy-in
If governments commit extra funding and researchers accept the growing industrial emphasis, the European Research Area can fly, says Jan Palmowski
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Post-Brexit research fears spark Welsh university alliance
New R&D network will help Wales become more research competitive amid fears over loss of regional funds after Brexit
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Scottish Conservatives back free tuition in major U-turn
All main Holyrood parties now support keeping status quo on fees
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Manchester campuses move teaching online after 1,600 Covid cases
Shift comes as Northumbria staff agree to ballot for industrial action and Universities UK publishes fresh guidance on self-isolation
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‘Quite straightforward’ to delay start of 2021-22 academic year
Universities minister says campuses can be flexible in their start date, ahead of statement from education secretary on whether A levels will be pushed back
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Black hole researchers win 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
Oxford professor Roger Penrose shares top honour with German physicist Reinhard Genzel and US-born Andrea Ghez, only the fourth woman to win prize
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Government gets votes needed to pass Australian funding reforms
Controversial legislation comes under fire for reduced support for students, especially in arts and humanities
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Canada to let international students return even as Covid grows
Government cites compassion as institutions fret over losses of tuition and fees
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Reprimand for ‘p-hacking’ is ‘important moment’ for science
Official censure of Leiden researcher who massaged data indicates authorities are more willing to tackle integrity breaches, says Dutch statistician
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US scientists prepare for election battle as tactics questioned
Critics question whether 314 Action movement should back academics in runs against fellow Democrats
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Tsinghua’s ‘global first-class’ status is just the beginning of China’s ambition
Chinese universities’ pursuit of excellence with socialist characteristics aims to put them in the company of Harvard and Oxford, says Futao Huang
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Lingering border restrictions ‘risk New Zealand’s Covid advantage’
At least start processing visas, foreign students beg, as treasury defers hopes of students’ return
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Sheffield universities report more than 850 Covid-19 cases
Sheffield Hallam says it is moving more teaching online in response to growing outbreak
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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