UK universities sign deal to waive Plos publication fees
Three-year deal will allow researchers to publish papers without paying additional article-processing charges
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Women are falling behind
Large-scale study backs up other research showing relative declines in women's research productivity during COVID-19.
India overtakes Germany on research output
The South Asian country is now fourth in the world for science productivity but experts say quality issues remain
V-c: pandemic ‘existential threat’ to gender equality in academia
Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’
Male-only programmes at four in 10 Indian scientific conferences
Organisers refused to engage with the problem, or offered a series of stock excuses, say campaigners
Beware the blood-curdling perils of academic research
The pandemic has brought the power and consolations of scholarship to the fore.
Ignoring science? U.S. academic researchers feel left out
In a global report, many say policymakers are not heeding their guidance while also expressing concern over future pandemics and the funding needed for projects
Blacklist journals that keep research locked up, says Schmidt
Covid is no reason to ease off on demands for open knowledge, Australian forum hears
US aims to be competitive for science talent under Biden
Academics see end of Trump as end of rules deterring global research recruitment
Fed-up overseas students begin lobbying for return to China
Young researchers have been locked out of labs and clinics for 10 months because of Covid
