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Royal Society report says there’s no silver bullet to fix ‘scientific misinformation’
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 24
  • 1 min

Royal Society report says there’s no silver bullet to fix ‘scientific misinformation’

There’s no quick and easy way to fix the problem of ’scientific misinformation’, argues a new report released by the Royal Society. As...
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Researchers sound alarm on ‘predatory’ rankings
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 7, 2021
  • 1 min

Researchers sound alarm on ‘predatory’ rankings

Hey, researchers and universities, want to be included in a new ranking scheme? No problem, just pony up some cash. The full article was...
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Researchers spent an estimated 130 million hours peer-reviewing papers in 2020
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 2, 2021
  • 1 min

Researchers spent an estimated 130 million hours peer-reviewing papers in 2020

In 2020, researchers globally spent an estimated 130 million hours – equivalent to 15,000 years – peer-reviewing manuscripts for...
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Cassyni aims to make online seminars more findable and citable
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Oct 28, 2021
  • 1 min

Cassyni aims to make online seminars more findable and citable

A new online tool, Cassyni, aims to help academics run and keep track of research seminars worldwide. Its creators say that it will also...
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How can institutions and funders help to police questionable research practices?
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Sep 7, 2021
  • 1 min

How can institutions and funders help to police questionable research practices?

A pilot study at universities and private and public funding agencies in Europe testing a new toolbox of topics aimed at helping...
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Why do higher educational institutions keep getting hacked?
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Apr 8, 2021
  • 1 min

Why do higher educational institutions keep getting hacked?

Higher educational institutions across the UK and Europe have been the target of an increasing number of cyber attacks in recent months....
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UK will have new ‘high-risk, high-reward’ research funding agency in 2022
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • 1 min

UK will have new ‘high-risk, high-reward’ research funding agency in 2022

The UK government will launch a new grant funding agency in 2022 aimed specifically at funding high-risk science and breakthroughs. The...
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Revoke PhDs for misconduct
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 28, 2021
  • 1 min

Revoke PhDs for misconduct

However nerve-wracking it may be, most PhD students pass their final viva exam, in which examiners dissect and challenge their work. Once...
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Surviving Weed-Out Classes in Science May Be a State of Mind
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 16, 2020
  • 1 min

Surviving Weed-Out Classes in Science May Be a State of Mind

Social ties to classmates and how students feel could be more important than innate ability when it comes to enduring early STEM weed-out...
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Graduate departments move away from GREs
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jul 9, 2020
  • 1 min

Graduate departments move away from GREs

Physics and Astronomy graduate schools are rapidly moving away from the GRE entrance exams amid concerns over their cost, accessibility...
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Questionable research practices are hurting junior researchers
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Feb 26, 2020
  • 1 min

Questionable research practices are hurting junior researchers

A third of early-career researchers have had their work harmed by the questionable research practices of colleagues based at their...
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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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Female authors listed on just 30% of recent UK academic research
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • May 15, 2019
  • 1 min

Female authors listed on just 30% of recent UK academic research

Women are listed as authors of just 30% of academic research from British universities, according to a major new ranking of higher...
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Indian Funding Agency Releases List of Journals Used to Evaluate Researchers
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Feb 16, 2017
  • 1 min

Indian Funding Agency Releases List of Journals Used to Evaluate Researchers

India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) last month (January 11) published a list of more than 38,000 journals that it will use to...
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Romanian law shortens jail time for prisoners who write books
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 12, 2016
  • 1 min

Romanian law shortens jail time for prisoners who write books

Romanian officials are taking a stand against a long-standing oddity in the law that entitles prisoners to 30 days off their jail...
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Academics draft letter complaining of ‘stereotypes’ in AAAS publications
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jul 16, 2015
  • 1 min

Academics draft letter complaining of ‘stereotypes’ in AAAS publications

Concerned researchers have drafted a letter to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to address what they see as...
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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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Syllabus: A jail to creativity
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Jan 16, 2015
  • 1 min

Syllabus: A jail to creativity

Tutors are often told in sessions to "stick to the syllabus", but is this a hindrance to creativity? Does it limit the ability of kids to...
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The art of storytelling in a tutoring session
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Dec 18, 2014
  • 1 min

The art of storytelling in a tutoring session

Poet Philip Larkin once said, "A story consists of a beginning, a muddle, and an end.” But what exactly did he mean by this? What is the...
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Gestalt Switch: Why tutors don't get bored of teaching the same subject
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
  • Nov 20, 2014
  • 1 min

Gestalt Switch: Why tutors don't get bored of teaching the same subject

Do tutors get bored of teaching the same subject? If not, why not? Philosopher Russell Hanson told us the difference between 'seeing' and...
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