Right-wingers much less likely to trust scientists
Overall trust in scientists higher than in governments, media and business, global survey finds
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US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric
Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance
Chinese interest in studying abroad plummets amid pandemic
Many of those crossing borders now likely to stay within East Asia, survey shows
Funder got just five large grant bids from female PIs in 12 years
Success rate by award value also consistently lower for women, EPSRC report finds
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
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
Biden free-college plan ‘would pay for itself in a decade’
Georgetown analysis counts benefit of educated workers with better jobs
Malaysia’s U-turn on reopening campuses leaves students in lurch
Widespread anger over cancelled registrations could have been avoided with better management, expert says
Pressure to publish forces Chinese to rethink childbearing
Women on fixed-term contracts twice as likely to have moved forward or delayed plans to start a family compared with permanently employed
Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships
New code of conduct says universities should adopt procedures for confidential reporting of threats to freedom and safety as a result of international collaboration
