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When I first told my family in the Emirates that I had been accepted to a PhD programme at the University of Cambridge, my father’s bewildered reaction was to…
About 40% research-intensive institutes consider journal impact factors when evaluating the performance of their academic staff, reveals a survey of 129 North American…
- Fatima Qureshi
- April 19, 2019
A group of scientists from Tokyo University of Science have discovered a new way to regenerate flowering plant tissues, opening possibilities of mitigating global food…
- Impact Science
- April 17, 2019
NIH-funded institutions may take action against scientists found guilty of breaking the agency’s rules regarding disclosure of foreign ties.
- Fatima Qureshi
- April 16, 2019
At 9 months pregnant, I had two promising phone interviews. Given my advanced pregnancy, and how unpredictable babies’ arrivals can be, my contact at a medical…
Rejection sucks. It can affect us like physical pain. When I was a law student I applied to a significant number of law firms for a job. Despite many interviews, I didn…
- Elaine Gregersen
- April 11, 2019
On March 29, the Brazilian government announced that the continuing economic crisis has forced the “freezing” of 42% of the country’s science budget. Researchers in…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 10, 2019
Dr. Sven Hendrix is the founder of the smartsciencecareer platform and a Full Professor for Neuroanatomy as well as the Director of the Doctoral School for Medicine &…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- April 9, 2019
I am a procrastinator. Yes, that’s right, I’m comfortable enough to admit it now. I have honed expert procrastination skills over the years, but the most…
In one of the first judgments of its kind, India-based publishing group OMICS International has been ordered to pay over $50 million due to its dubious business…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- April 5, 2019