Far-right networks ‘sizeable’ Twitter audience for some pre-prints
Study says findings are ‘concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research’
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Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
China cracks down on university name changes as market hots up
Tide of rebrands is evidence of intensifying competition and subject profile shifts in sector where status matters, say experts
Right-wingers much less likely to trust scientists
Overall trust in scientists higher than in governments, media and business, global survey finds
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
