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'I've Been Mistaken for the Coffee Lady'
Experiences of black female academics. A new book explores ther career trajectories.
Industrial Strategy Brings Focus on Interdisciplinary Research
The UK government’s long-awaited industrial strategy has arrived. It brings with it a fund to support interdisciplinary research and funding boosts for both the research councils and quality-related research funding.
Choose Your Breakthrough of the Year
From cancer advances to the cosmos, what's your top choice?
EU to Prioritise Deeper Higher Education Cooperation and Mobility
European leaders and the European Commission have backed proposals to step up higher education mobility and exchanges and create a network of European universities with integrated study programmes and curricula that enable students to study abroad.
PLOS Reports $1.7M Loss In 2016
After several high surplus years, a relatively small 2016 deficit will not sink PLOS.
How the Sugar Industry Tried to Hide the Health Effects of Its Product 50 Years Ago
China Leads BRICS University Rankings
7 out of the top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018 are in the east-Asian nation.
Sci-Hub Domains Inactive Following Court Order
'Free science'/pirate site operator 'working on solving DNS issue'
The Female Tech Bosses Who Want Zebras Not Unicorns
A new movement calls for tech investors to back more start-ups led by women and people from ethnic minorities.
Research Health Needs a Dedicated Group
A US Research Integrity Advisory Board is long overdue. Such a leadership body would mitigate bad practices and strengthen good research.
Federal Council Adapts Copyright Law to the Digital Age
With the revision to the Copyright Act, the Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights and interests of creative artists and the cultural industries by taking a resolute approach to pirated online content.
European Medicines Agency Will Move to Amsterdam
London’s loss, as a result of Brexit vote, is lamented by U.K. researchers
Sudden Shift at a Public Health Journal Leaves Scientists Feeling Censored
Claiming overreach by a new publisher, the journal’s editorial board asks for disciplinary action from the National Library of Medicine.
Francis Crick Institute's GBP700m Building 'Too Noisy to Concentrate'
Some of the 1,250 people working at the year-old laboratory say its open plan layout, designed to produce collaboration, makes it hard to focus on work
Hungary Rewards Highly Cited Scientists With Bonus Grants
Some top researchers prosper in Hungary as country tries to improve its international standing in science.
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
Online Software Spots Genetic Errors in Cancer Papers
Tool to scrutinize research papers identifies mistakes in gene sequences.