All Universities articles – Page 6
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ResearchLabs’ carbon footprint under scrutiny as tool calculates impact of buildings and scientists
Software reveals environmental impact of over 500 French labs
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CareersPhD students should be classed as employees
With planned stipend increases barely covering increased costs, postgraduates need better employment protections
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NewsAccess to chemical database Reaxys under threat in UK as fees spiral
Universities are holding off renewing access to the database while Jisc negotiates with Elsevier
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NewsSmall group of top schools in the US supply most of the nation’s faculty
Approximately 80% of all faculty trained in the US got their PhDs at 20% of the country’s universities
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NewsAfghan scientific expertise scattered, one year on from Taliban takeover
Afghanistan’s research infrastructure may be idling, but students and researchers who managed to escape abroad continue their work and plan to return to help rebuild their homeland
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OpinionTaking the foundation course route
Students should be told more about the different paths to a career in chemistry
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NewsParenting takes a heavy toll on the careers of female academics in North America
Women more likely to report that caring for children has hurt their career than men
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NewsRed tape report recommends simple, quick two-stage grant application process
Review by Birmingham vice-chancellor Adam Tickell calls for UK government, funders and universities to cut duplication and improve coordination
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CareersPhD students don’t need second jobs – they need paying above minimum wage
Recommended minimum stipends for UK-based PhDs failed to match inflation since 2005, exacerbating the current cost-of-living crisis
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NewsSacked US professor given a year in prison for lying about his China links
An ex-electrical engineering researcher at the University of Arkansas sentenced for not disclosing the two dozen patents he filed in China
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NewsBoost for UK XFEL hopes as UKRI unveils research infrastructure plans
Funder will spend £481 million over three years to support cutting edge science including 1.2GHz NMR and Diamond synchrotron upgrade
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NewsUK researchers losing out as Horizon Europe uncertainty drags on
Grants and leadership opportunities lost amid political wrangling
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NewsUK launches visa for graduates from highly ranked universities
New scheme omits institutions based in Africa, South Asia or Latin America
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OpinionTeaching-focused staff contribute to REF results too
But are often overlooked in celebrations of research excellence
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NewsUkrainian researchers persevering amid war
Publishing, lecturing and lab work continues for a family of chemists in Kyiv
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NewsChemistry performs well in latest assessment of UK research
High scores in the Research Excellence Framework will deliver extra funding for departments
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NewsUS chemistry professor convicted under now-defunct China Initiative
University of Kansas chemical engineer faces decades in prison and steep fines for hiding ties to a Chinese university
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NewsChina grapples with lab safety following huge growth in student numbers
Study exposes serious incidents and deaths at universities
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NewsScientific societies fail to capture members’ true diversity
US Stem organisations urged to collect more inclusive demographic data to better support distinct underrepresented groups