All Academia articles – Page 24
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NewsLack of support undermines minority and female chemistry PhDs
US survey shows importance of peers and finances in graduate schools
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NewsNew European Chemical Society president installed
Synthetic organic chemist Floris Rutjes from the Netherlands takes the helm at EuChemS with vow to raise its profile
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NewsCovid-19 scientists recognised in 2021 New Year’s Honours
Many awards go to scientists involved in the UK’s coronavirus response, but physicists, biochemists and materials scientists are also among those named in the list
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NewsMystery illness that hospitalised hundreds in India stumps health experts
Authorities are looking at pesticide contamination of food and water as well as heavy metals
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ResearchExplainer: How would UK science be affected by a no-deal Brexit?
Access to EU science schemes, freedom of movement and student places are all expected to be disrupted
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NewsEU budget agreement boosts European Research Council with extra €1.1bn
Researchers bemoan static funding in EU science programmes as final budget details hammered out
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News1000 Chinese researchers have left the US since spying probe intensified this summer
Exodus of visiting researchers from China comes after arrest of at least five researchers on espionage charges
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NewsSurvey reveals chemists around the world have been hit hardest by the pandemic
47% of chemists have been ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ affected by Covid-19
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NewsRSC approves policy allowing researchers to change names on papers
New protocol allows researchers to update names on previously published work
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NewsNature journals set to offer all authors open access route in 2021 – for a price
Publisher comes in for criticism from scientists for €9500 price tag to publish a paper
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NewsResearchers welcome government’s £15bn commitment to ‘turn the UK into scientific superpower’
Spending review promise puts country on track to invest 2.4% of GDP in research and development by 2027
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NewsUniversity of Brighton withdraws core chemistry courses bucking nationwide trend
While the number of universities offering chemistry degrees has risen in recent years, Brighton is winding its up due to falling student numbers
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NewsUK government faces lawsuit over procurement of Covid immunity test
The health department reportedly knew that the antibody test did not perform as well as claimed when it bought them
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NewsResearchers condemn UK funder’s decision to curb PhD extensions
UK Research and Innovation has ‘failed’ postgraduate students struggling during the pandemic, claims open letter signed by more than 1000 researchers
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NewsScientists dismayed by underfunded and underpowered EU research programme
Funding matches that earmarked for science and R&D seven years ago
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CareersStudying chemistry in the age of Covid-19
University students across the UK are enjoying a mixture of online and practical learning as departments adjust to new restrictions
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NewsPandemic risks lost generation of junior scientists as charitable funding dries-up
Survey finds coronavirus, Brexit and lack of opportunities is forcing early career researchers backed by medical charities to consider alternative professions
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News80% of European Research Council projects lead to scientific breakthroughs
Review finds most of ERC-funded studies advance science significantly
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NewsUK government faces legal action over ‘irrational’ handling of university reopenings
University union argues that expert advice was ignored, putting students and staff at risk
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NewsUK reaches the gigahertz NMR level – behind other nations
New instruments push the limits of this vital analytical technique – but other countries are already reaching even higher fields and frequencies