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UK challenges US in Nobel dominance
9 May 2018
Smriti Mallapaty
A per-capita analysis of physics, chemistry and medicine laureates since the turn of the century reveals the United Kingdom as the most prolific nation.
Women edged out of last-named authorships in top journals
22 January 2018
Jon Brock
A Prestige Index exposes the gender bias in author lists published in top science journals.
New tool tracks gender imbalance in medicine
6 October 2017
Gemma Conroy
Gender proportions in
medical schools are almost equal, but disparities persist further up the ranks, a new tracking tool reveals.