All Academia articles – Page 6
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NewsWhistleblowing microbiologist wins unfair dismissal case against USGS
Federal service court agrees Evi Emmenegger faced unjust reprisals from government agency for reporting biosafety, animal welfare lab breaches
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NewsScience committee calls for national lab being sold on Rightmove to get new lease of life
MPs have novel recommendation to tackle lack of investment and manufacturing capacity for promising antibacterial weapon bacteriophages
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NewsInstitute of Physics donates authors fees from retracted papers to publishing charity
IOP Publishing will give fees to the non-profit Research4Life that supports open access publication for scientists in low- and middle-income countries
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NewsOutcry over plans to demolish art deco building used in Marie Curie’s and colleagues’ research
Former radioactive sources storage site slated for decontamination on 8 January to be knocked down to make way for office block
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NewsChemists recognised in 2024 New Year Honours list
RSC chief executive among those named in annual awards list
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NewsThe story of how the most successful US–Russia scientific collaboration collapsed
Five jointly discovered superheavy elements completed the eighth row of the periodic but then Russian revanchism reared its head
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NewsFive of our favourite Christmas chemistrees from 2023
Students and scientists have been getting festive again at schools and labs around the world
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NewsUS researcher vows to appeal after losing her disability discrimination suit
Concerns raised that jury’s decision might dissuade disabled researchers from asking for help, but HHMI says Vivian Cheung’s science was subpar
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NewsInnovation agency reveals 50 emerging technologies that will shape UK over next 20 years
List drawn up to ’stimulate curiosity, share knowledge’
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NewsArtificial intelligence could ‘revolutionise’ chemistry but researchers warn of hype
Survey of European scientists sees them stress the importance of human experts in chemical research
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NewsNext major assessment of UK higher education research quality postponed until 2029
Extension follows shift to broader approach to research evaluation
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NewsDisability landscape report highlights barriers still facing disabled chemists
Royal Society of Chemistry analysis reveals persistent underrepresentation within the chemical sciences
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NewsMid-career fellowship launched by Royal Society with £250 million endowment
Significant investment by UK government will support Stem researchers with up to £8 million over six years
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NewsNegotiations on Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe to begin
Talks come after 18 months of diplomacy over the future of Switzerland’s relationship with the EU
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OpinionUK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
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NewsArgentina’s new populist president has the country’s scientists worried
Researchers seek dialogue with new leader who plans to eliminate the nation’s science ministry and possibly its research council
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NewsFighting fire with fire: AI can detect phony AI-generated chemistry papers
AI detector created can distinguish human-written chemistry papers from ChatGPT-authored ones with 98–100% accuracy
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NewsHow your lab can cut its environmental footprint by recycling its gloves
Thousands of tonnes of disposable gloves go to landfill every year. Meet the people trying to change that
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry announces grant to fund 10 projects tackling diversity issues
£677,000 scheme aims to address racial and ethnic inequalities in the chemical sciences
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ResearchThird room temperature superconductivity paper retracted as group’s claims lie in tatters
Accusations of data manipulation and misconduct now dog the US team that made what appeared to be astounding discoveries