Canada budget boosts student aid and biomedical science Trudeau backs spending despite deep deficit, yet still disappoints academic researchers By Paul Basken 22 April
Innovation Summit: lawmakers ‘at odds with climate-focused students’ Politicians emphasising jobs while students want impact, Eric Barron tells THE summit By Paul Basken 22 April
US college students battle alumni as they seek racial equity Advocates of healing find challenge in predecessors with Confederate sentiments By Paul Basken 22 April
SDGs are transforming ‘global academy’ from rhetoric to reality Focusing on sustainable development is not an original strategy for universities in 2021, but if anything, that only increases the value of adopting the SDGs, says Patrick Deane By Patrick Deane 21 April
Yale sanctions open debate on lack of faculty-student party rules US professors often extend off-campus invites, but generally without official guidelines By Paul Basken 21 April
Students anxious over Toronto mental health tactics University tries to allay fears that reporting mental health issues could result in students being barred from campus By Paul Basken 20 April
Innovation Summit: ‘follow-up’ commercialisation key to equitable prosperity Centres of invention such as Silicon Valley ‘a model for burgeoning inequality’, summit hears By John Ross 19 April
SDG badges for courses and students put sustainability at our core Students want to learn more about sustainable development and feel prepared for the jobs of the future, says Jamie McGowan By Jamie McGowan 19 April
US lawmakers back more research funding but want it spread wider Senators warm to massive federal funding hike, but with greater share for non-elite institutions By Paul Basken 19 April
Beyond the academy: what all PhD students should know A failure of imagination and aversion to networking is preventing doctoral students finding rewarding careers outside academia, says Max Horder By Max Horder 18 April
Zoom pulls back from blocking controversial academic talks Video platform made powerful by pandemic agrees to largely let universities police content By Paul Basken 15 April
Caution urged as vaccine passports rolled out for campus returns US and Israeli institutions lead way on demanding immunisation but leading epidemiologist questions added value of ‘green pass’ By Ellie Bothwell 15 April
