All Academia articles – Page 39
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News
European commission to invest €1 billion in supercomputers
Fears that Europe is falling behind its competitors on investment in high-power computing
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Opinion
‘Chemists dismissed us as being too biologically focused’
How directed evolution winning the chemistry Nobel is going to change my field
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News
It's time peer reviewers got some love
Proper recognition of the vital role referees play is overdue
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Opinion
The kids are alright
Teaching can be a challenge… especially when you’ve never studied your subject
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News
Leave the country or leave the job: the hard choice facing young Spanish researchers
Research still hasn’t recovered from funding cuts precipitated by the financial crash
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Criminal charges dismissed early against UCLA's Patrick Harran
Principal investigator implicated in the death of UCLA research assistant Sheri Sangji sees charges dropped over district attorney’s objections
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Efforts to root out sexual harassment in science gain momentum
Two US funders and a scientific society announce plans to terminate funding and expel researchers found guilty of sexual misconduct
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Bitter feuding at Cochrane healthcare audit body paralyses organisation
One member has been expelled from the governing board while another four resign with accusations of pharmaceutical industry bias flying
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Opinion
A bold plan for Open Access
European research funders form Coalition S to set out bold vision for Open Access publishing
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Opinion
Without reliable publishing, why be a scientist?
The cost of publishing problems could put off a generation of researchers
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News
Disgraced US chemistry professor will not face jail time
Ex-Colorado State University chemist Brian McNaughton reaches a plea deal after being caught forging a job offer letter to get a raise
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Peer review investigation warns of growing ‘reviewer fatigue’
Greater recognition of the vital work referees play might help to reverse the trend
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‘No deal’ Brexit would leave UK science staring down the barrel
Government guidance on impact of leaving EU unprepared paints a worrying picture for research and medicines
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Blueprint outlined to add in ‘fail-safes’ for science publishing
Raft of measures suggested by prominent critics of science’s reproducibility problems
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India’s early efforts to tackle scientific fraud fail to impress
Attempts to crackdown on plagiarism and predatory publishing don’t go far enough, scientists say
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European funders announce ambitious open access target
11 funding bodies promise to ban grantees from publishing in pay-walled journals by 2020
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Top researchers opt out of double-blind peer review
Academics from less prestigious universities and Asian countries prefer anonymity, analysis of submissions to Nature journals reveals
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Careers
Five ways to secure research funding
How to find your financial feet as an independent researcher