Physics Nobel winners include first female laureate for 55 years Alongside Donna Strickland, Arthur Ashkin breaks record for becoming oldest laureate at 96 Rachael Pells 10月 2日
Facts are just the start of the debate Right-wing intellectuals who fetishise ‘facts’ frustrate rather than further intellectual debate, says Ryan Coogan Ryan Coogan 10月 1日
US universities ‘using data tricks to hide lack of diversity’ Top US universities with low numbers of ethnic minority students are most likely to use questionable practices that overplay diversity, study claims Jack Grove 9月 28日
Judy Genshaft: helping South Florida shed its 'commuter school stigma' The University of South Florida president talks about how her enterprising Ohio upbringing bred confidence and why college sports matter John Morgan 9月 27日
World Academic Summit: universities share research stars with industry to avoid losing them Long-term benefits of research success – and of building industry relations – may be less direct but far more valuable than royalty payments, summit hears Paul Basken 9月 26日
Re-engaging with the Stanford Prison Experiment After a year of heavy criticism threatened to see the landmark study written off for good, it has received support from an unlikely quarter Matthew Reisz 9月 26日
Shortage of admissions advisers hampers US access drive Many counsellors opting to work overseas or move into private practice Paul Basken 9月 25日
Having more female classmates ‘helps women complete PhDs’ Completion rates improve as number of women in a programme increases, US study finds Paul Basken 9月 21日
In good faith: the role of religious institutions in US higher education Ellie Bothwell analyses how religious institutions shape up compared with secular institutions and how they are adapting to modern mores Ellie Bothwell 9月 20日
Universities need a communal approach to mental health Training staff and students in ‘mental health first aid’ can help ameliorate the growing crisis, say Clemente Diaz and Douglas Medina Clemente I. Diaz 9月 20日
Top US science agency sets ‘firmest’ line on sexual misconduct National Science Foundation demands that universities report findings of sexual harassment involving anyone working on the projects it has financed Paul Basken 9月 19日
Marijuana legalisation tied to reduction in study time Students spending far less time working for their degrees in US states that have legalised medicinal cannabis, US research finds Paul Basken 9月 18日