Peter Hotez: academics cannot defeat ‘anti-science’ alone
New institutions are required to stem the tide of misinformation sweeping US, says vaccine expert who was goaded by Elon Musk for refusing to debate a Covid conspiracist

New institutions are required to stem the tide of misinformation sweeping US, says vaccine expert who was goaded by Elon Musk for refusing to debate a Covid conspiracist

Despite drop in Western students, cheap education and science-focused offerings continue to draw international learners from Russia’s political allies

WeWork-style project seeks to replicate some of the benefits of having a university in higher education ‘cold spots’

Three years after province cut its budget by a third, leaner flagship university sees a moment to leap; students hope they can make it

Increased visa fees and health surcharges are likely to compound the Brexit effect on EU academics’ willingness to stay in the UK, say five researchers

University of Pennsylvania’s ‘tenacious’ laureates reflect on coping with demotion, dismissal and desk rejection to continue their mRNA research

Union brands proposal to limit impact of industrial action on students ‘a spiteful attack on workers everywhere’

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman’s research led to jabs that ‘saved millions of lives and prevented disease in many more’, says award panel

Administration demands open process that allows anonymity, upsetting agencies seeking clearer rules in an era of partisan attacks

New Olympic Park campus will host one of UK’s largest universities and add thousands more jobs and students. What can it achieve?

Sussex chief challenges ‘uninspected belief’ that additional cash for student learning – including grants for Covid-hit generation – is politically unthinkable

With deadlines rushed and then missed, even the straightforward work of Australia’s major higher education review is looking anything but

The historical disconnect between teaching and research makes it easy to restrict expression without provoking much outrage, says Saikat Majumdar

Researchers suggest state school-leavers might be ‘reluctant to perceive their educational investments as unsuccessful’

We need to encourage and support scientists to leap into the unknown to solve our grand challenges faster and more equitably, says Xiangkun Cao