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The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

Here, the authors study mentorship in scientific collaborations, and find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of protégés post mentorship. Moreover, female protégés collaborating with male mentors become more impactful post mentorship than those who collaborate with female mentors.

Four Years After Science Took a Hit, There’s Hope

Four Years After Science Took a Hit, There’s Hope

But 500 Women Scientists , formed in the aftermath of Trump’s 2016 election, still has plenty of work to do

COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

This map shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location in the US.

The Swiss Cheese Covid-19 Defense

The Swiss Cheese Covid-19 Defense

The Swiss cheese model of accident causation is a framework for thinking about how to layer security measures to minimize risk and prevent failure.

Academic Freedom Questions Arise on Campus over COVID-19 Strategy Conflicts | Stanford News

Academic Freedom Questions Arise on Campus over COVID-19 Strategy Conflicts | Stanford News

As Stanford faculty members disagree - often publicly - about the best way to confront COVID-19, questions about the responsibilities and limitations of academic freedom and the university's relationship to the Hoover Institution have arisen.

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Scientists increasingly post images and photos on social media to share their research activities. However, posting images and photos could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. Here, we outline actions that should be taken to foster accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.

Grant Allocation Disparities from a Gender Perspective: Literature Review. Synthesis Report

Grant Allocation Disparities from a Gender Perspective: Literature Review. Synthesis Report

The purpose of this review is to provide the GRANteD project with robust analytical approaches and methodological insights that take into account the state of the art, but it also acknowledges and aims to overcome the main shortcomings and point out the gaps of the existing literature.

PhD Students Fear They Won't Finish in Time As UKRI Curbs Extensions

PhD Students Fear They Won't Finish in Time As UKRI Curbs Extensions

Thousands will not get extra time, despite Covid issues, after decision by UK's biggest funder.

Just Stopping Emissions May No Longer Be Enough to Stop Global Warming

Just Stopping Emissions May No Longer Be Enough to Stop Global Warming

Researchers argue that it's time to invest in aggressive carbon capture.

The Academic Response to COVID-19

The Academic Response to COVID-19

COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented challenge to the international scientific community. In one of the largest academic surveys ever conducted, 25,307 members of our academic community participated, representing diverse countries, roles, and areas of research.

Global Rankings Are Distorting Universities' Decisions

Global Rankings Are Distorting Universities' Decisions

Australian universities are letting world ranking ambitions skew what they teach at a cost to local history and politics, says Australian National University vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt.