Three scientists describe the fieldwork they’ve had to delay in 2020 because of the pandemic. These are setbacks not just for their careers, but for the body of scientific knowledge.
Small boats floating on and under a layer of levitating liquid.
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Having to do engagement and impact assessments may feel like the last straw for weary and time-poor academics. But thinking about these things can underpin research excellence.
COVID-19 has many negative implications for higher education and these will reverberate long after the pandemic has been contained.
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In the age of fake news and deep fake videos, how can documentary making be used for research and other purposes that demand authenticity and credibility?
The pioneering work being done in Australia to counter COVID-19 shows the benefits of long-term research investment.
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As well as extra funding for research beyond what has been announced in the budget for 2021, Australia must take half-a-dozen further steps to put the research sector back on a sound footing.
While some progress has been made toward gender equality in the research world, the coronavirus pandemic has reminded us that the old models are never far away and can re-emerge.
The International Indonesian Scholars Association (I4) launched a new “matchmaking” platform to connect scientists based in Indonesia with those working abroad to improve research collaboration.
The early and mid-career researchers who bear most of the teaching and research workload are exhausted and underpaid. Many won’t survive the funding squeeze, but Australia can’t afford to lose them.
Evacuations during Hurricane Laura could increase the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
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Disaster preparation and evacuation procedures weren’t made for social distancing. The pandemic means response decisions are now fraught with contradictions.
Legislation governing universities varies from one to the other, often leaving their purpose undefined. But it certainly matters when determining an academic’s duties in an unfair dismissal case.
Students and parents at California’s Hollywood High School go through temperature checks before picking up laptops for online learning.
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Phyllis Sharps, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing e Lucine Francis, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
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Comment letters in academic journals respond to previously published articles, and are subject to the same gender disparities found elsewhere in research.
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Cary Wu, York University, Canada; Rima Wilkes, University of British Columbia e Sylvia Fuller, University of British Columbia
Journal comments are responses to previously published articles. The gender disparity in the authorship of these comments both reflects and contributes to women’s opportunities in scientific research.
Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria