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Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic

Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic

A week of talks, panels and discussions seeks to counter an impression "that this talent pool just does not exist."

Australia Joins US, China and Russia in Refusing to Sign Leaders' Pledge on Biodiversity

Australia Joins US, China and Russia in Refusing to Sign Leaders' Pledge on Biodiversity

Can biodiversity be preserved if the most important countries in the world causing climate change do not sign the pledge?

How Universities Are Crushing Academics

How Universities Are Crushing Academics

Exhibiting a dogmatic faith in metrics, higher education executives are being guided less by rational considerations about educational values and more by the "snake oils" of efficiency, profitability, and accountability. But these dark arts exact a price. Due to increasing competition for funds and jobs, and with the jobs themselves becoming increasingly precarious, universities have become "anxiety machines" for academics.

International Day for Universal Access to Information

International Day for Universal Access to Information

28 September marks the first celebration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information since its proclamation by the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, is of crucial importance.

COVID-Vaccine Results Are on the Way - and Scientists' Concerns Are Growing

COVID-Vaccine Results Are on the Way - and Scientists' Concerns Are Growing

Researchers warn that vaccines could stumble on safety trials, be fast-tracked because of politics or fail to meet the public's expectations.

China Blocks Wikimedia Foundation's Accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization

China Blocks Wikimedia Foundation's Accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization

China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s application for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization. As a result, the Foundation’s application for observer status has been suspended and will be reconsidered at a future WIPO meeting.

Universities Should Be Two-thirds Empty to Avoid COVID Spikes, Says Expert

Universities Should Be Two-thirds Empty to Avoid COVID Spikes, Says Expert

One of the UK’s leading public health experts has warned that universities should be two-thirds empty in order to prevent massive spikes in coronavirus infections across campuses.

COVID-19 Has Profoundly Changed the Way We Conduct and Share Research. Let's Not Return to Business As Usual when the Pandemic is Over!

COVID-19 Has Profoundly Changed the Way We Conduct and Share Research. Let's Not Return to Business As Usual when the Pandemic is Over!

COVID-19 has led to rapid and open sharing of research outputs. But will this new, radically open research communications paradigm result in permanent change? 

Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.

Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial.

The Times spoke to two dozen experts who said decisions made now would spell the difference between a difficult future and something far worse.

'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'

'Cancer Vaccines Will Not Replace Surgery or Chemo but Could Give Long-lasting Immunity'

Recent advances are bringing cancer vaccines much closer to reality, giving patients another weapon in their arsenal of cancer treatments, according to Dr Madiha Derouazi, CEO of Amal Therapeutics and one of three winners of the 2020 EU Prize for Women Innovators.