Erin C McKiernan, Lesley A Schimanski ... Juan P Alperin
Almost a quarter of faculty evaluation documents from US and Canadian universities mention Journal Impact Factor and often imply that it measures research quality.
Emil Bargmann Madsen, Mathias Wullum Nielsen ... Jens Peter Andersen
The gender gap in publication productivity has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with potential implications for the careers of women working in research.
Genetics, socioeconomic conditions, and family and school environments influence cognitive intelligence in children, and this impact may lead to the individual variability of the current and future PLEs.
Allison Schad, Rebekah L Layton ... Jeanette Gowen Cook
Biomedical doctoral students and those from historically excluded groups exhibit higher rates of mental distress, which worsened in 2020 for some populations.
An analysis of the grades awarded to cell biology students at University College London suggests that exams may contribute more to the award gap than coursework in this subject.
Katherine Christian, Carolyn Johnstone ... Michael R Doran
Job insecurity is putting stress on early-career researchers in Australia, compromising their career development and potentially reducing the quality of research.
An analysis of the career and publication outcomes for 2284 early career researchers trained at EMBL provides insights into the evolving career landscape for life scientists.
Guidelines governing research into embryos need to be updated in a way that reflects the moral status of synthetic human entities generated using the methods of synthetic biology.
Y Claire Wang, Elizabeth Brondolo ... The MAVEN Leadership Team
The MAVEN Initiative has been designed to encourage mid-career women scientists, particularly women of color, to move into leadership positions in science.
