Recently, Clarivate released a report about the seismic shift in the research landscape across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region. In the past decades, the region’s volume of publications as well Read More
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An academic career especially in science can be very rewarding and fruitful. It is a career with limitless possibilities and an infinite potential to bring meaningful changes to the world. The main drivers of public Read More
Reading relevant and recent literature is as integral a part of a researcher’s life as is conducting research. It helps you stay updated on developments in your field, but more importantly, gives your own Read More
Only one in three researchers in the world is a woman, according to recent estimates by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Men continue to dominate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research worldwide. The Read More
Elsevier and the University of California (UC) have signed North America’s largest open access (OA) scholarly publishing agreement. According to the read-and-publish deal, UC researchers and faculty will be able to access almost all Read More
The voice of women in academia is growing stronger and yet the gender gap continues to be a prominent issue even today. Women often have to shoulder more responsibilities and balance the different roles they Read More
China plans to increase its spending on R&D by 7% each year of its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), announced Premier Li Keqiang at the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) held Read More
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, we experienced a seismic change – most of us started working from home. While some welcomed this change of lifestyle (count me in this part of the crowd), others Read More
Late last month, the UK government announced their plans to launch the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) – an independent, scientist-led research agency to support “high-risk, high-reward” research projects. Citing the illustrious achievements of UK Read More
The gender disparity in science and research has been a point of discussion for many year. Studies show that women publish less, get fewer grants, have lesser citations, earn lower salaries and have a reduced Read More