All Academia articles – Page 48
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NewsPublic trust in scientists at record high
According to poll, 83% of the British public think scientists are trustworthy
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NewsBudget begins to reveal how UK will hit research funding target
Autumn Statement earmarks extra £2.3 billion in 2021 to help reach goal of 2.4% of GDP spent on R&D
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NewsSouthampton plans job losses within chemistry department
The university says 50–75 posts across six academic areas, including chemistry, are to go in voluntary severance programme
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NewsChina's Nobel laureate labs to cut red tape
Research overseen by Nobel laureates will aim to stimulate creativity in young researchers
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NewsLatest threats to UK science from Brexit reveal risk of brain drain
Survey reveals UK could lose talented scientists and face problems with funding and leadership
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NewsRepublican tax bill backed by industry but not science
Chemical industry says tax overhaul will be fairer, but science groups warn that it will harm research
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NewsProtests over unspent funds as Portuguese scientists are squeezed
Money could cover programmes to improve job security
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NewsResearchGate bows to pressure from publishers on copyrighted material
Networking site has moved 1.7 million journal articles from five major publishers so they are no longer accessible to the public
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NewsConventions governing polymers' names revised
Polymer nomenclature based on structure of repeating unit aims to iron out inconsistencies
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NewsCall for ‘complete’ overhaul of India’s CSIR
Widespread problems have resulted from labs being told to refocus on industrial research and fund themselves
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BusinessIndia's science start-ups
A growing community of entrepreneurs are overcoming cultural and infrastructure barriers to commercialise their research
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NewsLatest legal defeat unlikely to scuttle Sci-Hub
American Chemical Society wins $4.8 million lawsuit against pirate site and may be able to stop internet search engines from featuring its stolen content
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NewsEPA bans grantees from providing science advice
US science community and Congress unite to attack policy that prohibits many academic researchers serving on advisory committees
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NewsMarch for Science wrong-footed by public infighting
Organisation accused of hierarchy and secrecy by volunteers involved in the movement
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NewsHinshelwood’s 1956 chemistry Nobel prize medal to be auctioned
Medal is believed to be one of just eight ever sold
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NewsUS universities told to sort out postdoc job titles chaos
A range of job titles leave postdocs with varying salaries, benefits and training plans
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NewsMen ask more questions than women at science conferences
Study at international science congress reveals male attendees ask 1.8 questions for every one asked by a woman
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OpinionInside a fledgling research group
You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your lab partners…