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Ending the Science-policy Gap
There should be a science-based policymaking process in disaster risk reduction.
Dataism and Its Limits
Resist seamless dataism and de-automate your life with Miriam Rasch's recommended reading.
University of Cape Town's Battle to Tackle a Racist Legacy
Six years after a statue of Cecil Rhodes was toppled, students and staff at the South African university are still working to improve equity and representation.
Webinar "Biodegradable Plastics: How Do We Engage with Consumers and Society?" (21 May)
Webinar "Biodegradable Plastics: How Do We Engage with Consumers and Society?" (21 May)
This interactive webinar co-organised by SAPEA and the Royal Irish Academy will facilitate discussion between an expert panel and a live international audience, addressing a range of questions.
New Technology Makes Tumor Eliminate Itself
A new technology developed by researchers from the University of Zürich enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed. The innovation could reduce the side effects of cancer therapy and may hold the solution to better delivery of Covid-related therapies directly to the lungs.
What Does 'Levelling Up' R&D Look Like in the UK?
It is good that the authors of HEPI’s report ‘Regional Policy and R&D’ note that the UK, by most agreed measures, is significantly unbalanced economically (in terms of income, productivity and economic growth).
Old and New Diversities Recreating Urban Spaces
Global migration flows show a profound diversification of migrants' groups in recent years. Their patterns of nationality, ethnicity, language, age, gender and legal status are growing ever more complex and migrants with 'new diversity' traits live in cities alongside people from previous immigration waves. Prof. Steven Vertovec's comparative study helps understand how old and new waves of migrants meet, mix, interact and get integrated into a given society.
Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds
Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.
Breaking the Silence Around Mental Health
For this grad student, speaking publicly about mental health was scary but worth it
Sea Burials: Where Space Stations, Rockets Rust in Peace
Hundreds of bits of rocket, space stations and satellites have returned to Earth since the 1960s. They are often dumped at sea. How sustainable is that?
A Network Analysis of COVID-19 MRNA Vaccine Patents
A preliminary network analysis highlights the complex intellectual property landscape behind mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
Vaccines That Can Protect Against Many Coronaviruses Could Prevent Another Pandemic
Vaccines That Can Protect Against Many Coronaviruses Could Prevent Another Pandemic
Approaches include tailored nanoparticles, chimeric proteins, virus cocktails.
Social Consequences of the Pandemic: "The Super-Rich in the West Are Evading Their Responsibility"
Social Consequences of the Pandemic: "The Super-Rich in the West Are Evading Their Responsibility"
Former top World Bank economist Branko Milanović is afraid that the coronavirus pandemic has deepened the wealth divide. Those who have profited most from the crisis, he fears, have broken their pledge to help countries in need.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum: A European human rights challenge
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Claims of Asylum: A European human rights challenge
In 2020, sexual orientation and gender identity are still a mere afterthought in the asylum granting process. The SOGICA project has been documenting the consequences of this lack of understanding and provides recommendations for future British, German, Italian and European policy.
ELife Extends Support for Coko's Work on Open-source Publishing Solutions
eLife and Coko will continue working together on new systems and approaches to research communication.
Bias Is a Big Problem. But So Is 'Noise.'
When it comes to mistaken judgments, there is more than one kind of error.
Thinktank ohne Kontrolle: Kauft sich Milliardär Alfred Schindler ein Uni-Institut?
Thinktank ohne Kontrolle: Kauft sich Milliardär Alfred Schindler ein Uni-Institut?
Mit privaten Mitteln gründen Liberale an der Uni Luzern eine Denkfabrik. Wie viel Geld geflossen ist und was sie vorhaben, verraten die Involvierten nicht.
Vaccinate Vulnerable Global Poor Before Children in Rich Countries, WHO Says
Vaccinate Vulnerable Global Poor Before Children in Rich Countries, WHO Says
The World Health Organization’s director-general urges developed world to donate Covid vaccines to Covax programme.
The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
New Analysis Finds Global Covid Death Toll is Double Official Estimates
In the United States, the analysis estimates, 905,000 people have died of Covid since the start of the pandemic.
Schools in the U.S. Should Continue to Use Masks, C.D.C. Advises.
The announcement sought to clarify the surprise recommendation that vaccinated people could largely stop wearing masks in most cases.
Speech by President von der Leyen at the Nobel Prize Summit
Highlights, press releases and speeches
How Higher Education Needs to Fit into Lifelong Learning
Graeme Atherton, Director of the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON), University of West London and Gordon Marsden, Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education and Skills from 2015 to 2019. You can find Graeme and Gordon on Twitter @NEONHE @GordonMarsden. Lighter days, brighter COVID statistics and the tremendous NHS achievement of mass vaccination across the […]
University of California System Will No Longer Require SAT and ACT Scores for Admission After Settlement Reached
University of California System Will No Longer Require SAT and ACT Scores for Admission After Settlement Reached
The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after reaching a settlement agreement, a statement from the UC system said.
'Superagency' May Further Politicize Indonesian Research
'Superagency' May Further Politicize Indonesian Research
Indonesia has dismantled its science ministry and created an overarching national research agency, a move some scientists worry will strengthen political control over research in a country where academic freedom is already under pressure and politics have taken an authoritarian turn.
Senate Panel Backs Funding Ban on U.S. Researchers in Chinese Talent Programs
Senate Panel Backs Funding Ban on U.S. Researchers in Chinese Talent Programs
Provision in Endless Frontier Act would tighten U.S. oversight of foreign sources of funding.
Vaccine Hesitancy is Nothing New. Here's the Damage It's Done over Centuries
Space and Grace in Open Access Publishing
We should strive for open but also be realistic about the options truly available to researchers and discuss them transparently and honestly, argues Dustin Fife.