All Academia articles – Page 68
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NewsGamblers judge research quality cheaply and well
‘Prediction market’ trial in chemistry departments suggest less arduous way to prepare for research assessment
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NewsFalling Horizon success rates worry research community
Success rates for European research programme drop to 14% as private industry takes larger share of squeezed pot
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CareersGoing green in the lab
From major rebuilds to cost-free measures, there are many ways to improve a lab’s environmental credentials, as Emma Davies finds out
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OpinionExperiments beyond the laboratory
Real world ‘experiments’ are a much needed link between scientists and society, argues Matthias Gross
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NewsChemists’ anxiety mounts as spending review nears
Warnings that repeat of flat cash settlement would be disastrous and lead to a brain drain
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NewsRoyal Institution to sell off books to pay debts
UK science association hopes to make £750,000 by auctioning 90 historical texts from its library
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NewsUniversity renovations reveal antique US chemistry classroom
Builders discover remains of a 19th century lab hidden behind a wall
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Opinion
Human capital
Business leader: Incubators and hubs for small and medium-sized enterprises are all the fashion
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NewsRegulatory burden undermining US science
Duplicative and contradictory research rules need to be streamlined, the National Academies warns
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NewsRoyal Society improves gender balance among 2015 research fellows
Eight fellowships were awarded to female scientists this year, up from just two in 2014
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – September 2015
In this months podcast, we discuss Ebola and malaria vaccines in the pipeline, the history of peer review, and managing the mountain of chemical data
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OpinionCredit where credit’s due
Disputes over authorship can be a source of conflict in the lab. The solution is greater transparency, says Mark Peplow
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FeatureWho reviews the reviews?
Nina Notman investigates the new alternatives being developed to replace peer review as we know it
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NewsStorm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
Science campaign groups warn against radical cost-cutting and research council restructuring as spending review nears
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NewsRussia faces international scientific blockade
Sanctions hampering imports of research equipment and damaging country’s science base
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NewsDrop in number of Polish academics causes concern
University association points to 6% fall in numbers in two years and calls on government to act
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NewsUS government science institute's one time police chief linked to campus meth lab
Explosion injuring a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security force uncovered methamphetamine production
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NewsExpert wiki to expose low-quality chemical probes
Trip Advisor-like project will fight use of poor probes contaminating the literature
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NewsDespair and anger among Greek scientists at universities' finances
Little hope that billions of euros in new loans from the EU will improve the situation
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Science Europe proposes ‘diamond engagement’ open access plan
Call for data repository policies to be harmonised and promoted across Europe