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Only a quarter of biology conferences set rules on attendee behaviour and penalties for misconduct are even rarer, study finds

Daughter of academic immigrants has plenty of history on ÖйúAƬ policies

While fighting huge state funding cut, James Johnsen concedes overcapacity and low interest

Wolfgang Ketterle says scientists should aim instead for equilibrium in the longer term, and always keep other interests or hobbies

Founder of Ligo project reveals some researchers have left over a lack of recognition, exposing wider attribution difficulties for large teams

Fast-growing Los Angeles campus had long insisted no impropriety in luring Paul Aisen, his data and his team

Rick Snyder withdraws following criticism of his role in the Flint drinking water scandal

Supplementing SAT scores with an ¡®environmental context dashboard¡¯ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige

Reduction in budget to tune of $135 million (?107 million) could lead to 1,300 job losses, officials estimate

Study backs up earlier findings that women are less likely to ask questions at conferences, even when they are in majority ¨C but that raising awareness of the issue can have a big impact

Corruption, poverty and inequality can¡¯t be tackled by weakening the state and driving academics abroad, says Mark Aspinwall

A punitive attitude towards incarceration limits the access of the US¡¯ uniquely large prison population to college degrees. But there are signs that attitudes are finally shifting. Paul Basken considers the arguments and looks at some prime examples of what can be achieved with a captive audience