All Academia articles – Page 28
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NewsUS export controls leave Chinese researchers struggling to buy scientific instruments
Research tools such as mass spectrometers make up as much as 40% of restricted items, analysis by Chinese researchers finds
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NewsScience and research ‘are dead’ in Afghanistan
Afghan researchers and scholars flee or go into hiding as the Taliban’s return to power sees the science academy and universities closed
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NewsChemists react to UK umbrella funding body’s new open access mandate
Agency aligns itself with principles of Plan S by insisting on immediate open access
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NewsIndia’s import restrictions leaves researchers facing months-long delays to access equipment and chemicals
Delays due to lengthy approval processes are compounded by supply disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsPandemic continues to disrupt and depress UK researchers, survey finds
Researchers reported spending more time on peer-review activities, teaching and writing
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OpinionBeing ‘foreign’ in a foreign land
International students face a huge number of cultural and financial challenges
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OpinionRights and wrongs
Universities need to consider exactly what postgraduates’ employment status is
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NewsUS National Labs reach name change agreement with scholarly publishers
Simplified process for researchers to update names on papers
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NewsNobel laureates accuse China of attempting to censor Taiwanese chemist
The US National Academy of Sciences came under pressure to revoke the invite of chemistry laureate Yuan Lee to a climate summit
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NewsReliability of researcher metric the h-index is in decline
Productivity and citation impact tool is no longer an effective measure of scientific reputation, according to new analysis
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NewsChina unveils new measures to boost the number of women in science
Government announces plans to remove the career barriers women face in research
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NewsGap between number of men and women in science globally is slowly closing
But men are still publishing more papers than women even after correcting for age
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NewsSwitzerland loses associated country status in Horizon Europe programme
Decision sparks fears of long-term consequences for Swiss research
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NewsUS grand jury indicts Chinese nationals for cyber-theft of research IP
Four Chinese nationals face up to 20 years in prison for global cyberattack targeting proprietary data related chemicals, infectious diseases and more
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2040
Commitment is part of a strategy to boost ‘chemistry’s contribution to sustainability’
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NewsCall for postgraduate researchers to be treated like staff, not students
University and College Union manifesto wants universities to ‘end exploitation’ of them and grant basic employment rights and benefits
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NewsMaria Leptin appointed next president of European Research Council
German biologist takes charge after year-long search for new head
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NewsUK share of Horizon 2020 funds dropped £1.5bn since Brexit vote
Five years of uncertainty has cost British scientists dearly, campaign group’s analysis finds
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NewsFormer Nasa nanotechnologist jailed for hiding his China ties
US judge sentences senior Nasa scientist to 30 days imprisonment for lying about his participation in a Chinese talent programme
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NewsSwiss decision to abandon trade talks raises questions over research relationship with EU
Political fallout could hit Swiss involvement in European science programmes