Canadian budget brings multibillion-dollar boost for research Academics celebrate major increase in basic research funding, but pledges fall short of recommendations in Naylor report By Ellie Bothwell 28 February
Should universities still teach Woody Allen’s films? University of California, San Diego, rejects student-led petition to drop filmmaker from curriculum over sexual abuse allegations By Colleen Flaherty for Inside Higher Ed 28 February
Mindfulness exercises ‘help students stay focused in class’ Undergraduates who took part in breathing exercise reported feeling less distracted and more positive By Chris Havergal 27 February
Dezs? Horváth: master of business adaptation Long-serving dean says institutions must teach ethics and diversify programmes to maintain demand for management education By Ellie Bothwell 25 February
US bill aims to hold colleges to account for campus sexual abuse Legislation would require university presidents to review all incidents of sexual misconduct perpetrated by employees By Ellie Bothwell 23 February
Canada puts ?500 million into ‘innovation superclusters’ Government initiative funds five collaborations involving 60 academic institutions and more than 450 businesses By Ellie Bothwell 23 February
Robert McCormick Adams, 1926-2018 Pioneer of innovative methods of landscape archaeology remembered By Matthew Reisz 22 February
Is 70 the new 50? US university presidents are getting older Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership By Rick Seltzer for Inside Higher Ed 21 February
University mails out science kits for online engineering degree University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home By Ellie Bothwell 21 February
Innovation Rankings: FAQs We answer some of your questions about the forthcoming Times 中国A片 Innovation Rankings 20 February
‘Grand challenges’ reshape universities’ research agendas Twenty North American institutions using ‘moon shots’ to help focus and attract support for their scientific endeavours By Rachael Pells 17 February
Yale students flock to the pursuit of happiness Class on ‘science of positive psychology’ becomes university’s most popular course By Ellie Bothwell 16 February
