All Academia articles – Page 14
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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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NewsUnder pressure? Room temperature superconductivity paper retracted over data analysis
Questions over treatment of data led Nature to remove the paper over the authors’ objections
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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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OpinionAre elemental analysis guidelines appropriate?
The standard journal requirement of ±0.4% for carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen is not statistically sound
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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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NewsFlexible electronics and quorum sensing among predictions for chemistry Nobel prize
Bioorthogonal chemistry and nucleic acid sequencing favoured by chemists while citation analysis forecast includes chemical engineering, molecular biology and inorganic photochemistry
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OpinionDo science courses need hands-on labs to be effective?
The practical lab is where abstract theory connects to physical reality
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NewsRise of hype see more and more ‘novel’, ‘critical’ and ‘key’ grant applications
Hyperbole rockets 1300% in 15 years in successful National Institutes of research applications
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OpinionKnocking down paywalls
President Biden’s surprise announcement ending paywalls for federally-funded research by 2026 has left publishers scrambling to respond
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NewsDisquiet in research community as science minister yet to materialise in Truss’s government
Incoming prime minister faces tough challenges on science, energy and environment
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NewsWhite House says federally-funded research papers must be open access from 2026
Biden administration’s policy change will see optional 12-month embargo period scrapped
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NewsBest-selling chemistry textbook is now free
New edition of John McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be open access after author discovers copyright loophole
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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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Research3D printing allows blind chemists to visualise scientific data
Lithophanes produced with a basic 3D printer can make research findings more accessible
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NewsWellcome Trust’s anti-racism initiatives a failure
UK’s largest non-governmental science funder is ‘still an institutionally racist organisation’, admits director Jeremy Farrar
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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