Migrant academics more prolific than US colleagues but paid less Foreign-born academics outperform US counterparts on numerous productivity measures, analysis shows By Jack Grove 29 December
US universities prepared to pay high price for sporting success Despite scandal and top-level resignations, University of Maryland system head sees football as being well worth the trouble By Paul Basken 27 December
The ‘bolus’ model: a better template for internationalisation? Toronto scholars say Ethiopia collaboration has helped reverse brain drain and led to important milestones for country By Ellie Bothwell 26 December
‘Free college’ movement builds ahead of 2020 US presidential poll Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ higher education cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact By Paul Basken 20 December
Academic researchers are not statistical Bond villains The Canadian government’s excessive policing of privacy makes it intolerably onerous to access its datasets, says Karen Robson By Karen Robson 20 December
There is nothing impersonal about online learning The residential experience has its attractions for school-leavers, but most US students value low cost and flexibility above all, says Paul LeBlanc By Paul LeBlanc 20 December
Indigenous academic leaders in Canada ‘need allies’ on top team Latest Indigenous scholar to leave post urges universities to focus on student support, not ‘tokenistic’ senior positions By Ellie Bothwell 19 December
US researchers see EU privacy rules as brake on collaboration New European rule on protecting data from human research subjects being found so complicated as to slow medical science By Paul Basken 15 December
Study debunks link between student ‘grit’ and retention Study raises doubts over value of ‘character education’ in universities By Jack Grove 15 December
University of California in subscription showdown with Elsevier System urges researchers to consider boycotting academic publisher as negotiations go to the wire By Paul Basken 14 December
US universities challenge government warnings on China After US government officials escalate warnings against Chinese espionage, university presidents challenge idea that it’s a major campus activity By Paul Basken 14 December
Create ‘rebuttal’ unit to counteract fake news, scientists told Paper calls for scientific organisations to monitor platforms ‘known to spread false and misleading’ information about research and ‘respond quickly’ By Ellie Bothwell 12 December
