All Academia articles – Page 38
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NewsOld mattresses and a little chemistry help Syrian refugees grow food in the desert
University of Sheffield scientists provide the spark to get displaced victims of Syria’s civil war growing their own
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NewsMost major journals’ peer review and preprint policies are unclear
Roughly one-third of 171 top academic journals surveyed offer no info on the type of peer review they use, and 40% have ambiguous preprint rules
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NewsTrump pressed by Nobel laureates to make US-funded research available for free
White House proposal for free and immediate access to taxpayer-funded research currently appears to be stalled
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NewsUK aims to woo world’s top scientists with visa scheme starting next month
Cap on visa numbers abolished as government makes bid for global talent
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NewsHarvard’s chemistry head charged with fraud for hiding ties to Chinese institute
Nanoscience pioneer Charles Lieber faces up to five years in jail for failing to disclose millions in funding from China to US funding agencies
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NewsTheft of universities’ secrets fuels US crackdown on Chinese talent programmes
Government worries that national labs and universities are complacent about the threat to intellectual property
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NewsResearchers love their jobs but toxic competition and publishing pressures take their toll
Largest survey of its kind finds research culture is struggling – results that surprise few
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NewsFuture of UK science hangs in the balance in crucial year
Promises to double funding and create new blue skies research agency sit uneasily with likelihood of crashing out of EU science programmes
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NewsPlane shot down by Iran had dozens of Canadian scientists on board
Canadian academic community mourns the deaths of students and colleagues
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NewsStar Chinese scientist and assistant jailed for embezzling research funds
Top researcher gets 12 years in prison for routing £3.8 million in government grants to companies he controlled
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CareersMoving towards fairer academic rewards
New incentive systems take into account more than just a researcher’s publication history
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NewsHas the chemistry Nobel prize really become the biology prize?
Researchers digging into the data call for honesty and transparency on how the prize has changed over the years
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NewsRogue Chinese geneticist jailed for his role in creation of gene-edited babies
Team leader He Jiankui sentenced to three years with another two researchers sent to prison
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NewsChemists recognised in 2020 New Year’s Honours list
Researchers investigating materials, analytical techniques and pharmaceuticals among those named on list
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NewsChina tops chemistry research ranking, leaving US in second place
Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking
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NewsStudy reveals which countries’ researchers work through their holidays
‘Culture of overwork’ a problem in many countries, researchers claim
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NewsAmerican scientific publishers panic over paywall policy rumours
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding
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NewsMale scientists more likely to blow their own trumpet when it comes to research
Analysis of 6 million papers finds male lead authors are up to 21% more likely to use language that casts findings as very significant compared with female ones