All Academia articles – Page 31
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Canadian pilot to diversify research based on UK’s Athena Swan
Scheme aims to help universities in Canada increase participation of women and other minorities in science
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New candidate for oldest classroom periodic table emerges in Russia
Hand painted table commissioned by Mendeleev dates back to 1876
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Contrary to received wisdom graduates from prestigious institutions aren’t more productive
Study finds that it is the working environment of an institution that predicts a young researcher’s output
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Careers
India’s doctorate dilemma
Why thousands of PhD chemists in India are without a permanent position
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Careers
India's science secretary Ashutosh Sharma on the country's PhD pipeline
’The best of India’s PhD graduates should not remain mere job seekers’
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Elsevier signs its first ever ‘read and publish’ open access deal with Norway
Agreement will see research published by Norwegian academics immediately free to read
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Opinion
Death of the author
The first machine-generated book in chemistry is here. But is it any good? And what future does it herald?
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Chemistry conferences look to become more family-friendly
Childcare services and dedicated family spaces help remove the stigma around caregivers attending scientific meetings
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New Zealand university tops global impact ranking
University of Auckland leads list of 450 institutions supporting health, equality and other UN sustainable development goals
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Journal impact factors wrongly used to evaluate research
Despite criticism, some universities still use the metric as a proxy for research quality
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Brexit delay welcomed by leading UK chemists
Scientists are pleased that a no-deal Brexit has been avoided, but uncertainty remains
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Bangor University confirms chemistry department closure
Move to save university more than £1.4 million over three years dispenses with only chemistry degree that can be partly taken in Welsh
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Lithium–ion battery book written by machine learning algorithm
Slip-ups and incoherent text show that machine written books have a way to go yet
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Nobel chemists are late-bloomers when you compare them with other laureates
Analysis reveals chemistry laureates perform their cutting edge work later in their careers
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Does the periodic table make more sense upside down?
UK researchers argue an inverted table works better for students
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US university agrees $112.5 million settlement in misconduct lawsuit
Alleged falsification of data has already led to 17 retractions
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Predatory publisher OMICS fined $50 million by US court for defrauding scientists
Underhand tactics of predatory open access firm revealed in case brought by the Federal Trade Commission