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Research returnees boost China’s scientific impact
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Research returnees boost China’s scientific impact

Europe and US-based Chinese researchers have been flooding back to China in recent years — and having a significant impact in the...
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Scientists struggle with confusing journal guidelines
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 8, 2018
  • 1 min

Scientists struggle with confusing journal guidelines

Globally, more than two-thirds of researchers find it difficult to prepare manuscripts and to respond to peer-review comments, finds a...
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Huge peer-review study reveals lack of women and non-Westerners
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 18, 2018
  • 1 min

Huge peer-review study reveals lack of women and non-Westerners

Women are inadequately represented as peer reviewers, journal editors and last authors of studies, according to an analysis of manuscript...
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Peer reviewers in developing nations are underrepresented, report suggests
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 6, 2018
  • 1 min

Peer reviewers in developing nations are underrepresented, report suggests

Combined, scientists spend nearly 70 million hours peer reviewing manuscripts for scholarly journals every year, a new report says. But...
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Sub-Saharan nations lead the way in open access
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 25, 2018
  • 1 min

Sub-Saharan nations lead the way in open access

Academics in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia publish a higher share of their research under an open access licence than scholars in many...
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Should we be nudging behaviour?
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Aug 27, 2015
  • 1 min

Should we be nudging behaviour?

From dancing pedestrian lights that encourage safer road crossing to painting babies’ faces on shop shutters to discourage robbery,...
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Forum to promote development teamwork planned in US
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jun 29, 2015
  • 1 min

Forum to promote development teamwork planned in US

A global forum, the International Center for Peace and Security, is planned to launch in New York City, United States. The centre aims to...
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Use bamboo in sustainable development
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jun 1, 2015
  • 1 min

Use bamboo in sustainable development

Governments should pay more attention to the role that bamboo and rattan can play in building more sustainable and greener economies, a...
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Clay fridges keep food fresh without electricity
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • May 28, 2015
  • 1 min

Clay fridges keep food fresh without electricity

A staggering 1.3 billion people worldwide still don’t have access to electricity, and 95 percent of these people are based in either...
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Call for climate sensors to gauge mountain warming risk
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • May 6, 2015
  • 1 min

Call for climate sensors to gauge mountain warming risk

Better monitoring of climate change is needed on mountains, where global warming seems to be happening at a faster rate than other areas,...
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Global Inventor Gap
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Apr 16, 2015
  • 1 min

Global Inventor Gap

Most developing countries are falling behind with patents and innovation with 91% of patents held by eight rich countries between 2005...
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University of Oxford named United Kingdom's global health front-runner
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 22, 2015
  • 1 min

University of Oxford named United Kingdom's global health front-runner

According to a new ranking system that was launched in the UK Houses of Parliament on 21st January 2015, only a handful of UK...
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BBC Science in Action: Making bricks out of recycled plastic
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 18, 2014
  • 1 min

BBC Science in Action: Making bricks out of recycled plastic

The monsoon season in South East Asian countries affects thousands of village homes that are made from clay or straw every year. But,...
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Ammonia gas detectors could be used to detect sites of open defecation
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 16, 2014
  • 1 min

Ammonia gas detectors could be used to detect sites of open defecation

One in six people don't have access to toilets in developing countries. There is a culture of people practicing open defecation in many...
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Plastic bricks could protect Indian homes from monsoon
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 21, 2014
  • 1 min

Plastic bricks could protect Indian homes from monsoon

Bricks made from soft plastic waste that can each withstand six tonnes of pressure and relentless rain could replace the clay and straw...
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Snakebite remedy set to be turned into first-aid tablet
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 17, 2014
  • 1 min

Snakebite remedy set to be turned into first-aid tablet

Scientists have designed an oral tablet-like substance that could be a possible treatment for snakebites in the future. The full news...
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Free app to help blind people use smartphones
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Aug 19, 2014
  • 1 min

Free app to help blind people use smartphones

A free app to help blind people use different functions on smartphoneshas been launched this week, allowing tapping gestures to be...
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