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Being Neurodivergent in Academia: The Meaning of a Word

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Being Neurodivergent in Academia: The Meaning of a Word

A fraught exchange on social media leads a PhD student to reconsider how she conducts research on neuroinclusivity while being neurodivergent herself.

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What Science Says About Hybrid Working - and How to Make It a Success

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What Science Says About Hybrid Working - and How to Make It a Success

How researchers can maximize creativity and connection in the 'new normal'.
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More than 2 Million Research Papers have Disappeared from the Internet

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More than 2 Million Research Papers have Disappeared from the Internet

An analysis of DOIs suggests that digital preservation is not keeping up with burgeoning scholarly knowledge.
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Final U.S. spending bills offer gloomy outlook for science

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Final U.S. spending bills offer gloomy outlook for science

This week, the U.S. Congress is expected to approve six 2024 spending bills that call for sizable cuts or essentially flat budgets at a number of major federal research agencies

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Fallout from Israel-Hamas war causing ‘significant harm’ to researchers in Israel, survey finds

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Fallout from Israel-Hamas war causing ‘significant harm’ to researchers in Israel, survey finds

Academic researchers in Israel say they are being “affected dramatically” by negative international reactions to Israel’s military actions against Hamas in Gaza, a recent survey finds. And many fear the professional fallout from the war will become much worse in the future.

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Towards Theorizing Peer Review

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Towards Theorizing Peer Review

Academic peer review is seriously undertheorized because peer review studies focus on discovering and confirming phenomena, such as biases, and are much less concerned with explaining, predicting, or controlling phenomena on a theoretical basis. 

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Helmholtz Calls for More Attractive Widening Programme in Framework Programme 10

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Helmholtz Calls for More Attractive Widening Programme in Framework Programme 10

The EU's next framework research programme should continue funding projects aimed at bridging Europe's research and innovation gap, Germany's largest research organisation said in a paper highlighting their priorities for the successor of Horizon Europe.

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Top AI researchers say OpenAI, Meta and more hinder independent evaluations

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Top AI researchers say OpenAI, Meta and more hinder independent evaluations

Tech company policies have put a chill on independent AI research, says open letter.

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Furedi criticises 'methodologically naive' education research

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Furedi criticises 'methodologically naive' education research

A leading sociologist has attacked the application of so-called "'evidence'-based policy" - and much of the research lying behind it - to education

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What Biden's State of the Union Means for Science - Eos

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What Biden's State of the Union Means for Science - Eos

The president briefly mentioned efforts to combat climate change and investments in science as he kicked off his run for a second term.
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Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention

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Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention

The third session of the OEWG will be held at International Conference Center in Geneva (CICG), Switzerland from 17 to 21 June 2024.

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New Toolkit Launched to Protect Scientists from Abuse

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New Toolkit Launched to Protect Scientists from Abuse

The Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) has a toolkit to help experts including scientists and researchers who might face online abuse.
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Nobel Prize Scientists on AI, Democracy and Critical Thinking

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Nobel Prize Scientists on AI, Democracy and Critical Thinking

Nobel prize-winning scientists and a world-leading AI researcher highlighted the dazzling potential of AI to support research, the contributions of science to democracy and the importance of critical thinking in the age of AI, at a Nobel Prize Dialogue held in Brussels this week.

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Fact & Fiction: The Future of Democracy

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Fact & Fiction: The Future of Democracy

YouTube video of the Nobel Prize Dialogue Brussels 2024

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Biden Seeks to Boost Science Funding - but His Budget Faces an Ominous Future

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Biden Seeks to Boost Science Funding - but His Budget Faces an Ominous Future

The US president proposes a 2025 budget even as negotiations continue over the 2024 budget.
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Climate Change: Africa Needs Help Against Escalating Public Health Crisis

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Climate Change: Africa Needs Help Against Escalating Public Health Crisis

An associate professor of infectious diseases and public health epidemiology in Nasarawa State, Dr. Ishaku Akyala has emphasised the severe toll of climate change on public health in Africa. Speaki…
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The Reason Why Africa's Borders Are So Straight is More Complicated Than Most Think

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The Reason Why Africa's Borders Are So Straight is More Complicated Than Most Think

Research shows Africa's borders were not entirely arbitrary, shaped instead by negotiations involving precolonial territories and geographical landmarks.
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Obama's rankings won't solve crisis in US academy

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Obama's rankings won't solve crisis in US academy

More government cash is the only way to cut student costs, argue Rudy Fichtenbaum and Hank Reichman

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China Promises More Money for Science in 2024

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China Promises More Money for Science in 2024

Science and innovation are central to China's national agenda and the country's efforts to spur economic growth.
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'Despair': Argentinian Researchers Protest As President Begins Dismantling Science

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'Despair': Argentinian Researchers Protest As President Begins Dismantling Science

Javier Milei's actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown.
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Universities
EU

We Need a University Check for New EU Legislation

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We Need a University Check for New EU Legislation

The wave of new EU digital regulation has revealed a particular blind spot in EU policy making. While these regulations are not specific to universities, they do have a considerable impact on the day-to-day running of these institutions.

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Cost of Damage to Ukraine's Scientific Infrastructure over $1.2B and 'growing Every Day'

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Cost of Damage to Ukraine's Scientific Infrastructure over $1.2B and 'growing Every Day'

The total cost of reconstructing Ukraine's public science infrastructure currently stands at more than $1.26 billion (€1.15 billion), according to a study by UNESCO.
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Universities of Applied Sciences Call for Timely and Equitable Access to Work Programmes in FP10

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Universities of Applied Sciences Call for Timely and Equitable Access to Work Programmes in FP10

The European Commission should improve the adoption and publication of research work programmes in the next framework programme, FP10, say universities of applied sciences.  
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Switzerland Takes Another Step Towards Being Able to Apply to Horizon Europe

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Switzerland Takes Another Step Towards Being Able to Apply to Horizon Europe

Member states have signed off a negotiating mandate with Switzerland, clearing another hurdle in talks that pave the way for Swiss researchers to apply for European Research Council (ERC) grants.
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US Holds off China Challenge in Global R&D Spending Race

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US Holds off China Challenge in Global R&D Spending Race

Closely watched science and technology indicators from Washington DC show the US is still the world's biggest spender on research and development, confounding expectations that China would takeover the lead.
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Germany's Zeitenwende Turning Point Comes for Military Research

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Germany's Zeitenwende Turning Point Comes for Military Research

In the debate over more funding for military research, underlying assumptions often go unexamined, and concrete measures are rarely specified.
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The Limits of Data

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The Limits of Data

Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data.

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What is good science? And what gets public funding?

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What is good science? And what gets public funding?

I've heard that we should stop talking about "pure" science and "applied" science; that we should only be talking about "good" science and "bad" science. Last year, CSIRO Chief Executive Megan Clark said as much during question time at her National Press Club address, and this year I heard it recommended again at the Universities Australia Conference.

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Ditching 'Anthropocene': Why Ecologists Say the Term Still Matters

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Ditching 'Anthropocene': Why Ecologists Say the Term Still Matters

Beyond stratigraphic definitions, the name has broader significance for understanding humans' place on Earth.
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Why the World Cannot Afford the Rich

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Why the World Cannot Afford the Rich

Equality is essential for sustainability. The science is clear - people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
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