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The ‘Presidential Platitude’ and the ‘Forty-Minute Conference Paper’ are among German historian Philipp Stelzel’s concoctions

In campaigns to isolate China and deny disinformation, federal lawmakers join angry activists in besieging universities and their researchers

As annual legislative sessions conclude around the country, academic interference eases but budgetary hopes also fade away

Leading US science funding agency reports three straight years of record levels of awards to its early-stage applicants, with some gender and racial gains

Learners must beware of ‘slick-talking agents’ and should get help from staff at their universities, says academic

Name, image and likeness ruling leads to stampede for student athletes to cash in, plus ‘pay-to-play’ recruiting war

As Trudeau concludes sweeping immigration review, minister sees value in greater geographic division of visa approvals

Johns Hopkins professor confronted with repeated instances of image manipulation, though Harvard peer sees no implications for discoveries behind 2019 honour

Academics on receiving end of 7.5 per cent over three years in what AAUP cites as key driver of ongoing labour unrest

After three years of retractions and investigations, Kate Laskowski reflects on her role in exposing her co-author’s research misconduct

Professors say state’s recent track record of passing laws targeting transgender people and DEI programmes means Tampa is not a ‘safe’ location for annual event

Biden ends months-long Republican showdown by accepting budgetary freeze that will tighten institutions’ budgets and likely hurt students with the greatest need