All Universities articles – Page 21
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OpinionRankings shouldn’t matter, but they do
Scoring universities is flawed yet still highly influential
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CareersHow to put together a research proposal
The five points researchers should remember when pitching for funds
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NewsSpanish government promises U-turn on researcher contract downgrades
The cabinet will reverse changes that saw thousands of pre-doctoral research contracts effectively turned into internships
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NewsBrexit trigger leaves UK science pondering future
Fears around funding, staff retention and students after article 50 triggered
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NewsUS suspension of fast-track specialist visa threatens research
Immigration agency decision set to delay student and researcher start dates
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NewsTaking on chemistry's reproducibility problem
Efforts to get to grips with the problem have meant new ideas and technologies are now being brought to bear
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News‘Purge’ of academics follows failed Turkey coup as thousands fired
Supporters of the 4800 academics who have been dismissed say the move is to remove those critical of the president
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NewsNew Trump immigration order still a threat to US science
White House’s replacement ban no longer targets green card holders, but still remains problematic for US research universities
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NewsNottingham green labs rise from ashes
Innovative low carbon labs rebuilt after fire destroyed them mid-construction
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NewsTrump aims to boost number of women in Stem
US president signs two bills to increase proportion of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, and calls for ‘crackdown on offshoring’
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NewsBP research fund being put to good use in Gulf of Mexico
Nearly seven years after Deepwater Horizon, the independent research programme BP created is laying a good foundation for the future
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NewsInvestigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
University of Bristol will tighten up on safety for certain reactions after accidental synthesis of triacetone triperoxide
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NewsScience funding predicted to be hit hard under Trump
Painful portrait painted of future US federal research funding with energy, climate and environment cuts expected
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NewsGlobal science collaborations rocket
International research partnerships more than doubled in the last 15 years with the number of nations involved nearly tripling
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NewsUK must update NMR infrastructure, research councils say
Without state-of-the-art equipment, the UK risks losing its position as a world leader in many areas of research
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NewsUS university offers compensation after groundwater contamination
Leeching of 1,4-dioxane from animal research waste buried in the 1960s and 70s leads Dartmouth College to propose pay-outs for affected households
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NewsUK university applications fell 5% following Brexit
But fall in applications is less dramatic in physical science subjects
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NewsGlobal effort to help scientists trapped by Trump’s immigration order
Researchers from Europe and beyond offer temporary bench space and accommodation for colleagues denied US entry
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NewsChemistry department evacuated after student accidentally makes explosive
Reports claim TATP synthesised by mistake at the University of Bristol
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NewsTrump bullies major research university after protests
Researchers fear chilling effect on academic freedom after president threatens to pull funding from Berkeley