Black students in US ‘at higher risk of attempting suicide’
Study finds that students who are more likely to perceive stigma around mental health issues have greater odds of exhibiting suicidal behaviour
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Robot era nears as machine conducts 100,000 experiments a year
The dream of robot researchers is edging closer with automated laboratory producing five years of experiments in just two weeks, experts claim
Springer Nature may pull Plan S backing over ‘unfair’ rules
World’s second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles
Whistleblower row university limits governing body’s powers
New rules at Murdoch limit staff members who senators can speak to and remove obligation to report corruption to external watchdog
Queer studies scholars forge their own paths across Asia
Asian academics lend their own languages and experiences to the budding field of queer studies, says ‘godmother’ of the Taiwan LGBT movement
Dismissal of Chinese professors seen as major progress on #MeToo
Two prominent cases signal higher-level response to abuses on campus
The must-have for US universities overseas? A Florentine palace
Later this year, Florida State University students will move into the Renaissance-era Palazzo Bagnesi Falconeri, and programme directors insist the cost will be worth it
‘Rude’ peer reviews inflict most damage on women and minorities
Study says comments such as ‘she should be in the kitchen, not writing papers’ affect the careers of under-represented groups
Abertay ‘pauses’ shorter degrees as staff complain of ‘pressure’
Scottish university piloted accelerated degrees, but challenges highlighted in review raises broader questions over such courses
Bias fears over Uber academic research programme
Critics claim that only ‘congenial’ researchers get access to ride-hailing company’s data, while academic co-authors have potential conflicts of interest
