All Universities articles – Page 3
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FeatureHow to prepare for a lab catastrophe
Nina Notman looks at steps scientists can take to better protect the content of their labs from floods, fires and other disasters
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NewsScientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace
Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018
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NewsStrikes spread across US as postdocs and other researchers fight for better pay and conditions
The success of high-profile strikes at the University of California system has sparked a movement that is spreading across the country
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NewsStanford president resigns after independent review finds problems with his research
Marc Tessier-Lavigne cleared of fraud or falsification of data, but failures on correcting the scientific record made his position untenable
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NewsPay rise for PhDs in Ireland, but failure to tackle other issues sees strike action threatened
Independent review recommends €25,000 salaries – however, questions over employment status and visas remain unanswered
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NewsUK association to Horizon Europe still up in the air as politicking continues
Warnings that failure to associate soon will harm the country’s ability to get the most out of EU science programme
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NewsExodus of scientists from Russia has passed 50,000 since 2018 as more pack their bags to go
Russia’s war on Ukraine and longstanding problems with underfunding and career progression are fuelling a brain drain
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NewsReport highlights job insecurity and mental health strain in academia
Baseline pay and conditions compare well to other sectors for permanent staff
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NewsAcademic freedom is at stake in Turkish elections, researchers warn
Future path of universities as institutes of free inquiry may rest on who wins
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CareersWhen will funders take action on PhD and postdoc conditions?
Campaigns in the UK, Ireland and Canada await announcements
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NewsChina displaces US as top publisher of high-quality natural science studies
Contribution of researchers in China to Nature Index journals is ‘rapidly gaining ground’, and in 2021 they led in physical sciences and chemistry
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NewsDedicated committee needed to tackle research reproducibility problems in the UK
UK House of Commons report suggests government needs to play a bigger role addressing issues affecting science
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OpinionLessons from Lieber
The prosecution of Charles Lieber has had a chilling effect on US researchers, leaving them uncertain about collaboration with overseas programmes
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NewsUK and India sign research agreement to work on AI, decarbonisation and sustainability
Governments agree to support collaboration on AI, sustainability and decarbonisation
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NewsExplainer: who is Charles Lieber and why does his case matter for US research?
Three years after his arrest the former head of Harvard’s chemistry department has been sentenced for concealing links to a Chinese university
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NewsHarvard’s former chemistry head Charles Lieber avoids prison over undisclosed links to China
Prosecutors requested 90 days in prison for concealing ties to Chinese university and programmes, but he ended up with time served
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NewsPartnership aims to integrate green chemistry into university courses around the world
Merck KGaA’s life science business and Beyond Benign want to reach 1 million university students a year
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OpinionNursing success – what next for UK science?
Policy prescriptions for research need cross-party support
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NewsBudget day strikes hit science facilities across the UK
Industrial action across the country saw research institutes forced to close or cut services
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NewsUS researcher entanglements continue post-China Initiative as worries over IP theft linger
National Science Foundation official reveals new, questionable contract between US researcher and Chinese government-linked entity