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In considering revisions for the 10th anniversary of its respected free-speech ideals, university turns to critics of academia’s public voice

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov share science’s top honour for research into tiny particles now used in TVs and medicine

Small private US campus leader leaves wake of graphic allegations and questions of previous institutions keeping quiet

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

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

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

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

In reviving controversial gainful employment rule, administration also worries traditional institutions by requiring they publicly report their own graduate salary data

UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline

Metaverse campuses may be needed to alleviate loneliness of ‘personalised learning at scale’ driven by AI, Anant Agarwal tells THE summit

UC Davis’ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California’s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe