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Fear of being scooped is fuelling the replication crisis in research
Back-to-back publication reinforces findings, and preprints could facilitate it. So why are journals still so wary of it, asks Josh Hardy
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Research on viruses is essential but can never be risk-free
There is still much controversy about whether the virus that causes Covid-19 was released from a laboratory. David Sanders considers the nature of ‘gain-of-function’ research, what it can teach us –...
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Eastern and central Europe drive crash in EU applications to UK
Demand from some countries has fallen by three-quarters, Ucas data show
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Richard Ernst, 1933-2021
Tributes paid to a Nobel laureate forever seeking ways to ‘apply the fundamentals of chemistry in our everyday lives’
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Interview with Wolfgang Warsch
The former Austrian molecular biologist explains how a boring childhood was an advantage, why he switched careers and how designing board games is like basic research
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Outcry over Turkish research institute denying Armenian genocide
Scholars say that the new institute, whose remit describes the genocide as ‘baseless’, will lack credibility
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Impact Rankings 2021 digital edition
Sustainability is an urgent and high-profile priority for universities worldwide, as evidenced by this ranking, which testifies to the many ways institutions are tackling today’s great challenges
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EU students face threefold fee hike at some English universities
But about 20 universities appear to be keeping fees at UK levels for at least one more year, according to The Knowledge Partnership database
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The week in higher education – 8 July 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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8 July 2021 digital edition
Intelligence test: is AI in the academy a cheating machine or just a super-calculator?
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Overseas scholars increasingly jittery about travel to China
Recent detentions may put a dampener on field research and outreach, even if borders reopen
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Does the rise of AI spell the end of education?
Artificial intelligence will soon be able to research and write essays as well as humans can. So will genuine education be swept away by a tidal wave of cheating – or is AI just another technical aid...
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Nancy Rothwell: science will get nowhere without social sciences
THE forum hears Manchester v-c spotlight social sciences and humanities, plus universities’ local roles, in vision for post-pandemic future
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Deal secures permanent contracts for 4,000 Open University tutors
Contractual agreement guarantees associate lecturers pay rise and annual salaries, following recent delay and five years of negotiations