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On 22 June, President Trump issued a proclamation that temporarily restricts many types of legal immigration into the country, including that of scientists and students. This will make America neither greater nor safer-rather, it could make America less so, argues Sudip Parikh.

Close to half of PhD students are contemplating leaving their studies in the next six months. We need to talk about quitting with kindness and empathy.

How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life.

As we slowly emerge from the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, one thing is clear - it has brought to the front various aspects of gender equality issues in Research and Innovation (R&I), writes Marcela Linkova.

What the reproduction number can and can't tell us about managing COVID-19.

Non-Black faculty members have the power to help dismantle educational inequities, argue Viji Sathy, Kelly A. Hogan and Calvin M. Sims, and they suggest some practical ways for how to start.

As higher education experiences profound upheaval, colleges and universities need to double down on their efforts to better support faculty and their professional development, write Andrew Rosen and Jaime Lester.

Legacy issues are posing important questions for scientific software developers.

Some scientists make their careers by criticising other's research. But who watches the watchmen?

It's 38C in Siberia. The science may be complicated - but the need for action now couldn't be clearer, says climate scientist Tamsin Edwards.

In the face of this crisis, we need research to be shared faster.

I have tried to live in a world that does not see color but have only succeeded in living in a world that does not see me, says Kafui Dzirasa.

The rapid sharing of pandemic research shows there is a better way to filter good science from bad.

Which would you trust more, a research article posted as a preprint, or one that has been published after peer review? The reality is that all science communicated via either mechanism should be read with a discerning and critical eye.

The Trump administration's move to end visa programs for skilled immigrants will be catastrophic to the U.S. scientific enterprise at a time when we should be strengthening it with investments of funding and talent.

One interesting and unintended consequence of the current pandemic has been an increase in people’s engagement with citizen science. 

The pressure on researchers from ethnic minority groups to participate in campus diversity issues comes at a cost.

Systemic racism, sexual harassment and institutional bias permeate a film about three female scientists, who have survived and thrived.

In this interview Robert Harington asks Daniel Hook (CEO of Digital Science and co-author of the new Digital Science report. How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture) about his views on fundamental shifts in research culture as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Pandemic politics highlight how predictions need to be transparent and humble to invite insight, not blame.

Race matters for quotas and funding -- but please don't be Black (and loud) when it matters: A guest article by Lauren Edwards, Neuroscientist.

College leaders seeking to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic environment have no choice but to reassess and redefine their value proposition, argue professors.

Why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?

Universities are facing a severe financial crisis and some contract staff are hanging by a thread. Senior colleagues need to speak up now.

It is likely we'll eventually have a coronavirus vaccine - but perhaps not as quickly as some expect. From development, to clinical trials and distribution, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen explains the tremendous challenges that lie ahead.

Richard Horton does not hold back in his criticism of the UK's response to the pandemic and the medical establishment's part in backing fatal government decisions.

Two major study retractions in one month have left researchers wondering if the peer review process is broken.

This Article examines the effect of abolishing peer review on the changed incentive structure and the likely effects on the behaviour of individual scientists, and concludes that, abolishing peer review has overall slightly positive results.

Nations are increasingly making conscious efforts to propel a subset of their universities into the global elite. But are such aspirations ever met? And, if they are, is that a blessing or a curse for those institutions denied entry to the club?

COVID-19 has given the public a newfound sense of the vitality of science. At the same time, policy makers are more than ever leaning on scientific advice to guide the way forward.