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Many doctoral students and early-career researchers do not feel empowered to report poor working conditions or supervisor misconduct.Credit: GettyWhen you spend enough years in academia, you…

A target of building 1.3m cars a year is likely to be missed unless a large new UK factory is built in the coming years, an…

United Parcel Service on Tuesday said it would cut up to 30,000 operational roles in 2026, adding to last year’s job reductions as the delivery giant…

Global investment in clean tech reached a record-high $2.3 trillion last year, according to an analysis. Investment grew even in the U.S., despite a sweeping rollback…

As a girl, Katherine Bennell-Pegg would lie on the dry grass in her backyard, gazing up at the stars and dreaming about one day reaching them.While…

Harvard officials wrote in financial statements that fiscal year 2025 “tested Harvard in ways few could have anticipated.” Zhu Ziyu/VCG/Getty Images Uncertainty has been the single…

Last night, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced a £27.5m package for libraries. It’s the latest in a string of reading-focused government initiatives, the flagship being…

As the Lunar New Year approaches, luxury brands are returning to the Chinese zodiac despite uneven demand and subdued consumer sentiment in Asia.With the Year of…

You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”,…

It has been a full year since one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent U.S. history began ripping through West Texas. The highly infectious disease…