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The cost of turmoil for Mediterranean scientists
15 June 2018
Kristen McTighe
From a failed coup in Turkey, to prolonged financial crises in Greece and Spain, researchers in the region are struggling to keep up.
Why are scientists anxious?
14 March 2018
Smriti Mallapaty
Public regard for scientists is as strong as ever, but you wouldn't know it.
Female researchers add their superiors as authors
15 December 2017
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
Survey finds that women are more prone to recognizing honorary co-authors in papers, but less likely to pad citation lists.
UK deliberations leave young researchers in limbo
16 October 2017
Anthea Lacchia
Lack of clarity on changes to the country's research assessment system provokes anxiety among early-career researchers.
Does proximity play a role in science collaborations?
30 November 2016
Neil Savage
Proximity is just one factor driving the high number of collaborations between top performing institutes in the same city.
