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Results for 'University College London'

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  World university rankings: explained

  How the most widely cited global rankings are measured, and which institutions made their top tens for 2019.
  

  • Bec Crew

  Listings 22 Aug 2019
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  How to run a successful citizen science project

  Keeping participants involved can go a long way.
  

  • Gemma Conroy

  News 9 Aug 2019
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  Japanese universities test collaboration

  Insular institutions seek ways to better accommodate international research partners.
  

  • David McNeill

  21 Mar 2019
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  European Commission to consult the people on science spending priorities

  Radical proposal will be difficult to implement, say NGOs.
  

  • Elisabeth Jeffries

  News 14 Aug 2018
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  Europe pulls together in scientific union

  Smaller countries rely more on regional collaborations than on domestic interaction.  

  • Catherine Armitage

  News feature 9 Aug 2018
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  Luck of the draw

  Funders should assign research grants via a lottery system to reduce human bias, says Dorothy Bishop.
  

  • Dorothy Bishop

  Comment 7 May 2018
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  Science must rise up to support people like me

  Institutions could do more to support researchers who have disabilities, says Aaron Schaal.
  

  • Aaron Schaal

  20 Apr 2018
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  How researchers are ensuring that their work has an impact

  Finding purpose and meaning in the lab. 

  • Jack Leeming

  5 Apr 2018
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  UK researchers want quotas to redress lack of diversity

  Efforts to increase diversity in research assessment panels don’t cut it.
  

  • Anthea Lacchia

  News 16 Feb 2018
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  World’s oldest fossils rock the web

  A controversial fossil discovery has whipped up online discussions about alien life.

  • Gemma Conroy

  News 25 Jan 2018
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  International collaborations growing fast

  More countries are taking part in cross-border partnerships, but inequality remains.

  • Dalmeet Singh Chawla

  News 19 Jan 2018
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  New research format rewards curiosity

  Unfettered inquiry now has a publishing outlet.
  

  • Jon Brock

  News 29 Nov 2017
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  Europe opens arms to post-Brexit research migrants

  For centuries a hub of ideas and trade, London is embracing ambitious developments to boost research and local connections, despite the uncertainty caused by Brexit.

  • Anna Petherick

  News 8 Nov 2017