South Africa must examine how science funding is allocated to universities. It also needs to acknowledge that not all universities should be focusing on research and development.
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Academics are getting out of touch with the rest of society. This helps explains the sorry state of our public discourse on science.
There is mounting evidence to show scientists and researchers why public engagement is worth their while.
Have we reached peak human?
Used tyres pose a serious environmental challenge. So far, traditional recycling methods have proved insufficient to solve the problem. New, eco-friendy alternatives are now being explored.
Confusing short-term jobs with long-term career outcomes is a distraction from the real issues in science higher education.
Why less is more when it comes to exercise.
Science communication has grown in leaps and bounds over the past 60 years. It plays a crucial role in democratising science and making it less mysterious.
Some water researchers are ignoring the evidence offered by sampling if it doesn’t fit their preconceived notions. But science should always be honest and open.
Have some much needed non-Brexit news.
Finding the art in science and investigating the science of art used to be common practise. At the turn of the 19th century the boundaries between academic disciplines hardened, but now new fields like neuroaesthetics are breaking down barriers.
An EU-wide network of funding and researchers delivers around £1bn a year of support to UK science.
Pyne talked more about changing taxes and incentives to stimulate growth and industry, whereas Carr had clear plans for government investment.
Science explains how people are changing our natural systems, but we need to recognize the importance – and power – of emotions and the spiritual world in charting a course to the future.
Diverse threads of the vast interrogation of nature we call science are coming together in a rich and mutually informative intellectual tapestry.
Does it have a formula?
Spending time with scientists and engineers and going to laboratories increases students’ interest in STEM subjects.
In future, we’ll all need to be a little more like Leonardo da Vinci.
Scientists build on knowledge gained and published by others. How can we know which findings to trust?
There have been squabbles of course, but the science project in Geneva is an example of putting differences aside to pursue common goals.
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Dean of Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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