Results of clinical trials ‘missing’ from registries
Omissions make it harder to find data, report says
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Interview with Cordelia Fine
The academic psychologist talks testosterone, gender and the joy of being paid to read and write
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All that remains: life as a forensic anthropologist
Dame Sue Black’s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in the field
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Interview with Stephen Milner
The Italian scholar discusses how Machiavelli might have appraised current politics, the benefits of birdwatching and discovering Stevie Wonder
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Beall: ‘social justice warrior’ librarians ‘betraying’ academy
Creator of controversial predatory journals blacklist says some peers are failing to warn of dangers of disreputable publishers
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UK and US ‘should follow Australia with sexual violence survey’
Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action
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Interview with Isaac Larsen
We discuss the challenges facing early career researchers, parenthood and tearful graduations with the award-winning University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientist
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ANC proposes free tuition for South Africa's poorest students
Secretary general of ruling party wants government to provide "fully subsidised grants" to low income families
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Interview with Stephen Hopgood
We talk internationalisation in the face of Brexit, as well as the “alien” concept of fun for academics, with the international relations professor
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Protecting EU links ‘very high priority’ for UK research chief
Sir Mark Walport acknowledges ‘challenge’ of UK’s departure from European Union as sector anxiety grows
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Malawi government proposes new body to weed out fake degrees
Former education minister says government will table bill for creation of new degree standardising body
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REF 2021: Hefce proposes fix for portability concerns
Both universities could gain credit when an academic moves, under plans
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Interview with Tracy K. Smith
We talk race, taking advice from Seamus Heaney and poetry’s vital place in society with the US’s next Poet Laureate
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Are researchers wreaking revenge on Rate My Professors?
Academics with negative attitudes to teaching surveys more likely to score poorly on ratings site, study finds