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Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attentionIt was, at first glance, just another scientific paper, one of the millions published every year, and destined to receive little to no attention outs…
Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the Amer…
Proposed scheme involves talent scouts offering attractive packages to tempt academics and lecturers from abroadIreland is to launch a scheme to poach academics and university lecturers from overseas on the basis that the Trump administration has made …
Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate amid Trump’s crackdownFrance and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepa…
Research council launches 100m kroner fund as Norwegian government calls for the protection of academic freedomNorway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump ad…
Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ statusNearly 300 academics have applied to a French university’s offer to take in US-based researchers rattled by the American government’s crackdown o…
New talent program aims to attract academics fleeing US as administration slashes higher education funding Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe “smartest mind…
Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruitedLaced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based jobs advert was far from typical. The promise of academic f…
Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit othersAn academic who won a landmark court battle last year against Oxford University for employing her and her colleague on “sham” gig economy contracts has critic…
Science minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist viewsThe UK’s independent research funding body has become embroiled in a fight with ministers over free speech and diversity initia…