US senators threaten campuses over foreign espionage fears Lawmakers fret over weak response to China, but can’t say what they would do better By Paul Basken 20 November
Muted hopes as Trump convenes science panel at last Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers By Paul Basken 19 November
US research growth has ‘relied on China collaboration’ New study of US-China co-authored papers suggests US output would have declined if collaborations were discounted By Simon Baker 18 November
What’s in a name? Penn rebrand row ‘shows need for consultation’ Carey gift puts price on value of a name and asks who ultimately should control it By Paul Basken 18 November
Canada’s universities pushed to maintain popularity New chair of main higher education grouping promises to resist complacency By Paul Basken 17 November
FBI sees universities as more helpful in foreigner crackdown Bureau admits using paperwork flaws to drive evictions, without clear line on open science By Paul Basken 13 November
Cal State’s remedial study reform now national ‘wave’, says head US’ biggest four-year university system reduces barriers for struggling entrants By Paul Basken 12 November
Nobel winner: don’t just listen to economists with ‘stake in the system’ Esther Duflo aims to secure hearing for ‘ideologically diverse’ discipline in era of Brexit and Trump, hoping it becomes less ‘macho’ By Matthew Reisz 8 November
Prediction markets offered as boost to science integrity Project hopes to better value research by allowing outside world to see how surprising research findings are to experts in field By Paul Basken 7 November
Academics ‘need training’ on sex and gender in research Study says that universities need to ‘step up’ to continue progress made by funding agencies and journals By Ellie Bothwell 7 November
Federal funds will ‘inevitably’ replace states, but fights loom Revolt by four-year campuses in US shows challenge of expanding federal role By Paul Basken 5 November
Universities ‘complicit’ in tarnishing of internationalisation By failing to defend their international engagement, universities have become tangled in popular revolt against globalisation, says professor By John Ross 1 November
