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Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence

With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid

Helping Americans understand and value science is vital to nation’s continued supremacy, conference hears

FBI allegedly pressured key witness to lie when discussing ‘donations’ with implicated parents

Canada’s excess of directive funding programmes risks hobbling scientific imagination and progress, says Jim Woodgett

Years into the MeToo era, half of nation’s provinces lack campus-specific policy

With visiting academics’ visa offers suddenly being withdrawn or delayed, one professor says they are being ‘targeted’ by the US government

Billionaire’s detailed plan affirms broad party unity on key Trump vulnerability

Virginia leader sees lesson in companies vowing social concern

After two years of study, US plans more consultations on bypassing journal paywalls

During his time as a graffiti writer, Stefano Bloch was chased by the police, threatened by gangsters and witnessed savage violence. He tells Jack Grove about how he has incorporated such experiences in a powerful memoir that also makes an important contribution to research on urban life

Study of module offered at US university suggests it substantially cut graduates’ emissions compared with those of average citizen