A simple research laboratory protocol to yield better scientistsLack of clear expectations among researchers who share a laboratory can waste time, erode trust and impede scientific progress. A universal agreement can make communication, collaboration and mutual respect a deliberate part of lab culture Idriss Njike, Neil GargUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Open access is inevitable – only the ‘how’ remains up for discussionScholarly knowledge is produced mainly at taxpayers’ expense. Why they should have to pay again to read it remains a mystery, writes Peter Baldwin Peter Baldwin University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), New York University
THE Live US 2021: Overcoming leadership challenges in digital teachingProvosts at four US institutions discuss their leadership styles, the future of online teaching and how to balance the often competing agendas of governments, students and internal stakeholdersEmily A. Carter, Steven W. McLaughlin, Jeffrey Holm, Sunil KumarUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities, University of North Dakota, Johns Hopkins University