Free to Collaborate with Cuban Biomedical Researchers
New rules also loosen restrictions on Cuban-made pharmaceuticals.
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Danish universities face more cuts and more political control
The Lars Løkke Rasmussen government is moving to cut funding for universities and the student financing system and increase political control over higher education institutions.
Turkey’s purge of academia leads to record asylum requests
Post-coup crackdown has led to a huge number of requests for help, say charities for at-risk scholars.
A shady market in scientific papers mars Iran’s rise in science
Proposed law would ban the practice
Ministry purge may be a lifeline for embattled Russian Academy of Sciences
Ministry purge may be a lifeline for embattled Russian Academy of Sciences
New science minister promises to review controversial reforms
Science under siege: how Venezuela’s economic crisis is affecting researchers
Chemist Claudio Bifano tells Nature about daily life in a country gripped by hunger, scarcity and violence.
Turkey purges universities after failed coup
Political turmoil spreads to education sector.
The impact of global HE trends on Latin America
The paper, ‘Global trends and their impact on Latin America: the role of the state and the private sector in the provision of higher education’, traces the impact of global trends in higher education on the region.
Swiss scientists share Brexit concerns
What could a Brexit mean for the United Kingdom’s higher education, research and student mobility? Switzerland offers some clues. ...
Turkish scholar who eluded arrest describes 'witch hunt'
Three of Meral Camcı’s fellow academics are imprisoned for criticizing the government; more arrests may follow.
Benefits and Implications of EU and Global Collaboration by UK Universities - Digital Science
Benefits and Implications of EU and Global Collaboration by UK Universities - Digital Science
A report on international academic collaboration across the UK research base and on the implications of EU and global collaboration for universities, research assessment and the economy.
A scientific ethical divide between China and West
China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research. But some experts worry that medical researchers in China are stepping over ethical boundaries long accepted in the West.
Offers of admissions to prospective international graduate students in the US
Offers of admissions to prospective international graduate students in the US
Annual figures: offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students.
Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014
EU more innovative but the differences between Member States are still high and diminish only slowly. The EU has closed half of the innovation gap towards the US.
NSF sicence & engineering indicators 2014
A biennial volume providing a broad base of quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise.
Eurosceptics could damage British science and innovation
The EU's academic output is 20% higher than the US. This shouldn't really be a surprise given the EU's combined population of over 500m versus America's 300m. In fact, Europe produces a third of the world's research outputs and, like China, investment is being ramped up while UK and US investments are treading water.
Comparative performance of the UK research base 2013
A report prepared by Elsevier for the UK's department of business, innovation and skills (BIS).
China tops Europe in R&D intensity
China has for the first time overtaken Europe on the share of its economy devoted to R&D.
U.S., Switzerland love to innovate together
A concentration of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies explains the Swiss position atop the rankings, according to USISTF director Ann Liebschutz.
Profs mit Migrationshintergrund: wir sind "Deutsche plus"
Sie bringen internationale Kontakte mit, sprechen mehrere Sprachen und denken global: Doch die Unis nutzen zu selten das Potential von Professoren mit Migrationshintergrund, wie das Hochschulmagazin "duz" analysiert. Erstmals zeigt eine Studie jetzt, wie ihre Karrieren verlaufen.
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