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To gain impact through influencing policy, you need to build trust in your research

Practical strategies for successful knowledge exchange between scientists or research institutions and decision-makers. 

Christopher Cvitanovic and Rebecca Shellock | 3 August 2021

What I learned teaching in China during the COVID-19 pandemic

Globalized higher education requires fresh cross-cultural approaches.

Teresa G. Valencak | 13 July 2021

Materials science shows strength

Stuff of hope in the search for solutions to intractable problems.

Catherine Armitage | 5 July 2021

Chinese joint-venture universities try for the best of both worlds

While movement of students between domestic and foreign universities slows, China’s joint-venture model is gaining traction.

Cong Cao | 27 May 2021

How altmetrics could help level the playing field for women in STEM

Traditional measures of success favour male researchers. Altmetrics could offer an alternative to help democratize academic evaluation.

Bjarne Bartlett et al. | 25 March 2021

Rising tide of China’s science lifts Asia-Pacific research

Thanks to huge investments in science, China is the region’s scientific growth engine and collaboration magnet

Catherine Armitage | 18 March 2021

Inclusion in the time of COVID: 14 ways to seize the moment for change

Flux in the system is a chance to create new and better opportunities in academic STEMM careers for marginalized groups.

Carla Cebula et. al* | 9 February 2021

The COVID-safe university is an opportunity to end the default ableism of academia

The restructuring of academia to make spaces and practices COVID-safe presents an opportunity to expand inclusivity, say Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt, and Tanvir Bush.

Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt, Tanvir Bush | 19 January 2021

COVID-19: Where is the data?

Levels of open data remain stubbornly low, despite efforts to make research publishing more transparent, say Julien Larregue et al.

Julien Larregue et al. | 22 December 2020
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