North American professors slow to embrace sharing research data As academics fault journals on open access, data suggests significant responsibility also lies with professors Paul Basken 8月 16日
US science chief sees need for even-handedness in China crackdown National Institutes of Health’s reasons for pursuing scientists reflect behaviours long tolerated among domestic academics Paul Basken 8月 15日
Alaska governor halves ‘severe’ university budget cut Under pressure, state leader spreads smaller reduction over three years Paul Basken 8月 14日
Flipped classroom ‘fails to improve student performance’ Authors of randomised control trial study warn that popular approach could be exacerbating achievement gaps between different groups of learners Anna McKie 8月 13日
Francis Collins: science’s great survivor – and cheerleader Despite reservations over staying on in Trump administration, National Institutes of Health director is glad he did Paul Basken 8月 13日
US campuses report surge in student mental health woes Four out of five presidents in survey describe escalation in recent years Paul Basken 8月 12日
California academics quit Elsevier journals in open access row Resignations follow loss of access to company’s titles Paul Basken 8月 10日
Turn away from tenure’s dark side A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland Douglas Dowland 8月 8日
Dartmouth to pay $14 million in sexual assault case Three professors accused by nine women of using academic powers to press for sex Paul Basken 8月 8日
Women participate less in bigger science classes, study finds Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures Anna McKie 8月 7日
Journal’s plan to review preprints aims to kill ‘desk rejects’ eLife editor says radical shift would help readers judge the real value of research, not just where it is published Nick Mayo 8月 6日
Make states match federal investment, says US campus head States have rolled back funding as Washington has stepped in – and this must stop, says Louisiana State president Paul Basken 8月 6日