All Academia articles – Page 20
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OpinionWhat next for the US’s China Initiative after the case against MIT’s Gang Chen falls apart?
The US’s probe into researchers’ ties to China and potential theft of intellectual property stands on a knife edge
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ResearchDeviation study suggests numerous elemental analyses are too good to be true
Should journals introduce new requirements for researchers reporting elemental analysis data?
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NewsCriminal case against Chinese-born top MIT scientist collapses
US prosecutors dismiss criminal charges against nanotechnologist Gang Chen, saying they cannot meet the ‘burden of proof at trial’
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NewsInterim report on UK research bureaucracy provides a taste of what’s to come
Admin burden has increased over time and grant applications top academics’ list
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NewsWorld’s first NFT marketplace for science and tech IP to launch in March
RMDS Lab in California moves into non-fungible token sales to help fundraise for R&D projects and accelerate technology transfer
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NewsChemistry student among hundreds jailed following Belarus’s pro-democracy crackdown
Artsiom Bayarski’s plight mirrors that of hundreds of students and academics in the country
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NewsChemistry textbooks still portray men as scientists while women perform domestic duties
Unequal representation in terms of both roles and the number of women featured revealed
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NewsScientists recognised in 2022 New Year’s Honours list
Contributions to science and the UK’s pandemic response rewarded in annual list
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NewsHarvard chemist Charles Lieber found guilty of all charges related to Chinese research funding
Jury reach verdict on US Department of Justice case against the nanoscience pioneer within three hours
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NewsChina sanctions hundreds of researchers following fraud investigation
Paper mills investigation results in funding bans and fines
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Robert Grubbs dies at 79
US chemist shared 2005 prize for his role in developing the metathesis method in organic synthesis
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NewsHead of UK’s Medical Research Council apologises over bullying complaint
UKRI has taken action over whistleblower complaint against stem cell biologist Fiona Watt
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NewsDoes a science postdoc pay off in the US?
Analysis reveals that lifetime earnings are reduced and the chances of securing a tenured post are not improved
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NewsLaunch of African crystallography association signals continent’s plans to grow this field
African Crystallographic Association sees important future for the science for the continent’s industry
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NewsReplication failures cast doubt on some cancer studies
Just 18% of experiments from top papers met all criteria for successful replication
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OpinionDon’t let the burden of proof squeeze the life out of ideas
Extraordinary claims can be extraordinarily stimulating
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NewsResearchers spent an estimated 130 million hours peer-reviewing papers in 2020
Monetary value of refereeing adds up to $1.5 billion in US alone
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NewsAdditional €100 million agreed for Horizon Europe in 2022
More money for research agreed in EU budget negotiations
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NewsBrazil’s science budget is on the brink of being eviscerated
Researchers and science associations in Brazil are working hard to reverse planned cuts of over 90% to the country’s science ministry
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NewsArkansas chemistry professor sentenced for synthesising methamphetamine
One chemistry professor received four month prison sentence for producing the drug in a university lab, while another was acquitted