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Read article: Thinking of switching research fields? Beware the citation ‘pivot penalty’ revealed by new study
Thinking of switching research fields? Beware the citation ‘pivot penalty’ revealed by new study
The pivot penalty increases the further away a researcher shifts from their previous topic of research
Read article: Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics
Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics
The cash will be used to establish a Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at five US institutions
Read article: Delta.g wins IOP’s qBIG prize for its gravity sensors
Delta.g wins IOP’s qBIG prize for its gravity sensors
Portable instrument detects underground infrastructure using quantum interference
Read article: Harvard University sues Trump administration as attacks on US science deepen
Harvard University sues Trump administration as attacks on US science deepen
Harvard University is suing the US government over its plan to block up to $9bn of government research grants to the institution
Read article: Researchers claim Trump administration is conducting ‘a wholesale assault on science’
Researchers claim Trump administration is conducting ‘a wholesale assault on science’
Some 1900 members of the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have signed an open letter condemning the policies introduced by Donald Trump
Read article: Disabled people in science need paradigm shift in support, says report
Disabled people in science need paradigm shift in support, says report
Report by the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks calls for changing attitudes towards people with disabilities
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Read article: Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers
Quantum computing for artists, musicians and game designers
James Wootton of Moth Quantum is our podcast guest
Read article: Ray Dolby Centre opens at the University of Cambridge
Ray Dolby Centre opens at the University of Cambridge
The centre is also the new home of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory
Read article: Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry
Driving skills and innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry
This podcast features the director of Swansea’s Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials
Read article: James McKenzie: how I knew the writing was on the wall for our rival’s lighting technology
James McKenzie: how I knew the writing was on the wall for our rival’s lighting technology
James McKenzie says that if businesses don’t evaluate customer feedback they’re in danger of going to the wall
Read article: China’s High Energy Photon Source prepares to light up the world
China’s High Energy Photon Source prepares to light up the world
Robert P Crease visits what is set to be the most advanced fourth-generation synchrotron-light source
Read article: Allegations of sexual misconduct have immediate impact on perpetrator’s citations, finds study
Allegations of sexual misconduct have immediate impact on perpetrator’s citations, finds study
Study finds that scientists accused of sexual misconduct see a significant and immediate impact on citations
Read article: US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump
US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump
US science continues to be hit hard by budget and staff cuts
Read article: Demonstrators march for science in New York City
Demonstrators march for science in New York City
Robert P Crease surveys the scene at the Stand Up for Science rally in New York on 7 March
Read article: Why nothing beats the buzz of being in a small hi-tech business
Why nothing beats the buzz of being in a small hi-tech business
Honor Powrie relives the excitement and drama of working in a start-up company
Read article: Physicists in Serbia begin strike action in support of student protests
Physicists in Serbia begin strike action in support of student protests
Strike action today is in response to alleged government corruption and social injustice
Read article: Seen a paper changed without notification? Study reveals the growing trend of ‘stealth corrections’
Seen a paper changed without notification? Study reveals the growing trend of ‘stealth corrections’
Researchers claim scientific integrity is threatened when post-publication changes are made without a public notice
Read article: Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab
Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab
Margaret Harris reports back about LHC upgrades, antimatter advances and future colliders
Read article: Fusion physicist Ian Chapman to head UK Research and Innovation
Fusion physicist Ian Chapman to head UK Research and Innovation
Chapman will replace biologist Ottoline Leyser who steps down in June
Read article: US science faces unprecedented difficulties under the Trump administration
US science faces unprecedented difficulties under the Trump administration
Matin Durrani looks at the fall out following Donald Trump's re-election as US president
Read article: US science in chaos as impact of Trump’s executive orders sinks in
US science in chaos as impact of Trump’s executive orders sinks in
US science hit by staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences
Read article: Artisan, architect or artist: what kind of person are you at work?
Artisan, architect or artist: what kind of person are you at work?
Honor Powrie believes that we all take on different personas in the workplace
Read article: Reliability science takes centre stage with new interdisciplinary journal
Reliability science takes centre stage with new interdisciplinary journal
Journal of Reliability Science and Engineering will be published by IOP Publishing and the Institute of Systems Engineering of China Academy of Engineering Physics
Read article: Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology
Why electrochemistry lies at the heart of modern technology
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