All Universities articles – Page 36
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NewsScience ‘ecosystem’ needs diversity to flourish
Study concludes that more, smaller grants have a greater impact than fewer, bigger ones
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NewsPetition calls for science minister to go
Russian scientists begin campain for reforms in science and higher education policy to be altered
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Australian budget hits higher education hard
Chemists hope that central relevance of their science to the big questions will afford them some protection from cuts
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NewsPricewaterhouseCoopers to audit Russian science
Professional services firm to help government build a ‘map’ of the country’s scientific output
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NewsChinese scientist arrested for attempted research theft
Medical College of Wisconsin researcher arrested for allegedly stealing a patented cancer compound to take to a Chinese university
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Funding boost for PhDs
EPSRC to invest £84.2 million in postgraduate training through doctoral training grants
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NewsUniversity cleared, student recovering after poisoning
Seemingly deliberate thallium and arsenic exposure leaves Southampton PhD chemist fighting nerve damage
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NewsData challenges for UK chemists
Academic chemists are being overwhelmed by the amount of information they both produce and feel they ought to be reading, a report claims
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UK funders get tough on research misconduct
Research Councils UK will be able to withhold money from universities that fail to take ethical breaches seriously
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UK-India projects launched
Scholarships and research links announced as part of prime minister’s visit to India
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NewsHead of Russian degree-awarding regulator arrested
Felix Shamkhalov is charged with money laundering and issuing false dissertations. Thousands of Russian academic degrees may need to be revised
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NewsDuplicate grants could be costing US science agencies millions
Analysis claims that since 1985 major science agencies may have spent $5.1 billion on research that had already received funding
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NewsFunding council backs doctoral training centres with £350m
Money will fund new centres and some existing ones, while others may slowly fade away
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Citation cartel uncovered in Bosnian journals
Study claims some scientists are behaving unethically to inflate impact factors and boost their careers
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FeatureLife at the top
Does an academic chemistry career help or hinder when you move up the ladder? Nina Notman gives us an insight into the role of university leaders
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Top academics targeted in scheme to boost poorer European regions
The European commission’s pilot will provide funding of up to €2.4 million per post to attract the best researchers
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New European universities ranking initiative
U-Multirank is intended to be more fair by taking into account a greater number of performance factors
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FeatureBuilding better chemistry
Do lab buildings affect the work of the scientists inside them? James Mitchell Crow surveys some grand designs
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Home office to help student job seekers
Foreign PhD students will get a 12 month grace period to find a job after end of course