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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: When Communication All Changed
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: When Communication All Changed
University Strikes: How the Marking Boycott Affects Cambridge
University Strikes: How the Marking Boycott Affects Cambridge
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are continuing a marking and assessment boycott over pay and working conditions. The BBC spoke to students and staff at the University of Cambridge about how the situation is being handled there.
Women's Health Research Lacks Funding
Conditions that affect women more than men garner less funding. But boosting investment could reap big rewards. These charts show how.
Integrating STEM Majors Won't End Gender Segregation at Work
To End Sexual Harassment, Make It Everyone's Problem
Sexual harassment in STEM isolates survivors. Collective bargaining could engage the whole academic community in ending sexual harassment.
Science Europe Outlines Six Bottlenecks to a More Equal European R&I Landscape
Science Europe Outlines Six Bottlenecks to a More Equal European R&I Landscape
Increasing investments, transforming research culture and boosting talent attraction - these are the recommendations for a more equal European R&I landscape outlined in a new paper by Science Europe.
Women Researchers Are Cited Less Than Men. Here's Why-and What Can Be Done About It
Women Researchers Are Cited Less Than Men. Here's Why-and What Can Be Done About It
Two studies of citations in physics highlight factors contributing to this gender disparity.
Female Scientists Less Likely to Be Given Authorship Credits, Analysis Finds
Female Scientists Less Likely to Be Given Authorship Credits, Analysis Finds
Disparities extend to lower chance of being named on patents and to areas such as healthcare where women dominate
The Rise of Inequality Research: Can Spanning Disciplines Help Tackle Injustice?
'Ignored and Not Appreciated': Women's Research Contributions Often Go Unrecognized
'Ignored and Not Appreciated': Women's Research Contributions Often Go Unrecognized
Data reveal that to earn credit on scientific articles, women need to work harder than men.
Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research
Leading Countries in Global Science Increasingly Receive More Citations Than Other Countries Doing Similar Research
This article studies international citation and text similarity networks across 150 fields and find that some countries increasingly receive more citations despite researching similar topics as others.
The Rise of Citational Justice: How Scholars Are Making References Fairer
Open Science, Done Wrong, Will Compound Inequities
Research-reform advocates must beware unintended consequences.
Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics
Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics
This study found that the average age of scientists at the time of the breakthrough was higher for researchers from less developed countries. Moreover, individual opportunities in the world were extremely unequal by country of birth, gender significantly conditioned any participation in research, and the probability of becoming a top researcher more than doubled for individuals with parents belonging to the most favoured occupational categories.
Our Societies, Journals, and the Narrative of Accessibility and Equity in Open Research
Our Societies, Journals, and the Narrative of Accessibility and Equity in Open Research
What can research societies do to improve accessibility and equity in Open Research? Haseeb Irfanullah suggests ways we can transform our outlook and efforts.
Putting COVID-19 Patents Aside Would Not Guarantee Vaccines Equity, Say European Academies
Putting COVID-19 Patents Aside Would Not Guarantee Vaccines Equity, Say European Academies
A patent waiver will not help guarantee COVID-19 vaccines equity around the world and instead richer countries should back compulsory licensing, says a new report by the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA).
Why We Should All Care About Early Career Pay Equity and Inclusion
Why We Should All Care About Early Career Pay Equity and Inclusion
Learn how two early career publishers are tackling the thorny issue of pay equity and inclusion in today's interview with Rebecca Bostock (Ohio State UP) and Dominique J Moore (University of Illinois Press).
The Marginal Impact of a Publication on Citations, and Its Effect on Academic Pay
The Marginal Impact of a Publication on Citations, and Its Effect on Academic Pay
There are good reasons for why academicians should care about citations to scholarly articles. An important one is that members of the academy operate essentially as independent contractors.
