All Academia articles – Page 9
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NewsNegotiations on Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe to begin
Talks come after 18 months of diplomacy over the future of Switzerland’s relationship with the EU
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OpinionUK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
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NewsArgentina’s new populist president has the country’s scientists worried
Researchers seek dialogue with new leader who plans to eliminate the nation’s science ministry and possibly its research council
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NewsFighting fire with fire: AI can detect phony AI-generated chemistry papers
AI detector created can distinguish human-written chemistry papers from ChatGPT-authored ones with 98–100% accuracy
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NewsHow your lab can cut its environmental footprint by recycling its gloves
Thousands of tonnes of disposable gloves go to landfill every year. Meet the people trying to change that
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry announces grant to fund 10 projects tackling diversity issues
£677,000 scheme aims to address racial and ethnic inequalities in the chemical sciences
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ResearchThird room temperature superconductivity paper retracted as group’s claims lie in tatters
Accusations of data manipulation and misconduct now dog the US team that made what appeared to be astounding discoveries
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NewsJapan unveils plans to breathe new life into its higher education institutions
Facing a demographic crisis, Japan is hoping to attract more international students and make it easier for them to live and work there
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NewsRow erupts over funder’s decision to suspend diversity panel following government pressure
Science minister Michelle Donelan demanded a response from UKRI after accusing members of the panel of ‘extremist views’
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NewsOpen access consortium Coalition S invites feedback on ‘responsible publishing’ plan
Proposal would see early article versions and peer review reports freely available
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CareersRecognising the roles that senior PhDs and postdocs play in training new lab members
A number of schemes now provide training and recognition for the work done to support students
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NewsWhat will the next election bring for UK researchers?
What the major parties are saying about spending, research clusters and academic freedom
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NewsReport reveals worrying lack of support for disabled doctoral students
A third of disabled Stem PhD students don’t get the support they need to thrive
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NewsElsevier’s tiered pricing structure will see low-income countries pay least for submissions
Pilot programme will mean researchers from the poorest countries have article fees waived
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NewsLabs stand empty in Israel while fate of Gazan universities hangs in balance
As war rages in the Middle East, the plight of Gazan scientists is unclear as international students and researchers leave Israel and scientists are called up to fight
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NewsIrish PhD researchers left disappointed as stipend raise is just half of what was hoped for
Independent review recommended increasing stipends to €25,000 but they rose to just €22,000
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NewsChemistry journal’s reforestation scheme sees 2500 trees planted in first six weeks
Angewandte Chemie partnership aims to plant a tree for every manuscript submitted
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NewsPension deal agreed for UK academics but divisions over pay remain unsolved
Joint statement by employers and union hails reversal to pension scheme cuts
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NewsBerkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia
Fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sees US go it alone on efforts to synthesise new elements
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News2023 Nobel prize in chemistry goes to trio behind quantum dots
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov win chemistry’s top prize for work that ended up in high resolution TVs and displays