All Universities articles – Page 15
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NewsContrary to received wisdom graduates from prestigious institutions aren’t more productive
Study finds that it is the working environment of an institution that predicts a young researcher’s output
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NewsNew Zealand university tops global impact ranking
University of Auckland leads list of 450 institutions supporting health, equality and other UN sustainable development goals
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NewsJournal impact factors wrongly used to evaluate research
Despite criticism, some universities still use the metric as a proxy for research quality
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NewsBrexit delay welcomed by leading UK chemists
Scientists are pleased that a no-deal Brexit has been avoided, but uncertainty remains
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NewsBangor University confirms chemistry department closure
Move to save university more than £1.4 million over three years dispenses with only chemistry degree that can be partly taken in Welsh
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NewsUS university agrees $112.5 million settlement in misconduct lawsuit
Alleged falsification of data has already led to 17 retractions
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NewsEU outlines goals for its seven year multi-billion euro programme
Agreement on funding still a work in progress with the commission and parliament at loggerheads
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NewsTrump directive ties university research funding to ‘free speech’
US academic groups are worried by the new executive order that threatens $35 billion in research funding
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NewsUpdated: Science would suffer under Trump’s 2020 budget
White House budget proposal would deliver significant blow to US research, but Congress is expected to intervene
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NewsUK universities need more female professors, says science minister
Chris Skidmore calls on universities to take action on gender balance
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NewsUniversity sues professor for taking graduate’s research that he stands to make millions from
University of Missouri–Kansas City pharmacy researcher accused of stealing inventions related to a novel eye drug delivery formulation, sold it for $1.5m plus royalties
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NewsUniversity of California terminates contract with Elsevier over journal costs and open access
University responsible for publishing 10% of US research takes stand that will cut researchers off from many journals
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NewsScience community rallies round to help St Andrews teams hit by fire
University is optimistic that the damage was not too serious but the biomedical sciences building isn’t expected to fully reopen for a year
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NewsHungarian government withholds funding from Academy of Sciences prompting protests
International organisations have raised concerns over research independence in the country
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NewsUS agencies address foreign recruitment threats
Amid calls to protect the IP of American research universities and labs, US Department of Energy clamps down on foreign recruitment efforts
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NewsFaculty mindset affects racial achievement gap in Stem subjects
Racial performance gap is twice as large in Stem classes taught by professors who believe intelligence is inherent and can’t be changed
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NewsAutomated lab at Imperial College will have robots run reactions
First national centre for reaction studies will focus on data-driven chemistry
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NewsSmall research teams more likely to deliver disruptive results
Both large and small teams are needed to keep the scientific ecosystem healthy, study finds
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NewsFire damages chemistry labs at University of St Andrews
Cause of blaze in biomedical sciences building still unknown