Read article: Machine learning can accurately predict a scientist’s gender based on citation data alone
Network analysis finds that women use citations in a different way to men
Read article: Institute of Physics calls on UK government to develop ‘clear vision’ for research funding
New IOP report warns UK could be left behind if R&D funding target of 2.4% of GDP is not met
Read article: CERN’s proposed 100 km-circumference ‘Higgs factory’ has lower environmental impact than competing designs, finds study
Analysis finds that the Future Circular Collider is the most energy efficient of the planned future particle colliders
Read article: Open-source tool allows researchers to calculate their lab’s carbon footprint
Study finds heating, travel and commuting are the biggest contributors to lab emissions
Read article: Academics worked longer hours during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds study
International team of researchers find that a longer work week has become part of “new normal” in academia
Read article: Early-career researchers in large research groups are more likely to leave academia, finds study
Network analysis finds that those mentored by more successful academics are also more prone to dropping out
Read article: Want to be highly cited? Work with collaborators across multiple research fields, study finds
Analysis of over 3000 scientists shows that scientists with high citation rates are also more likely to collaborate with successful peers
Read article: US seeks to recharge semiconductor industry through $280bn CHIPS act
Act seen as a response to China’s growing domination of semiconductor manufacturing
Read article: Improving soft skills crucial to keeping women in science, finds study
Early-career women in science who spend time developing their “soft skills” see a boost in their self-confidence and likelihood to stay in work
Read article: NIST selects four ‘post-quantum’ encryption standards
The US institute has selected four algorithms that will be developed to protect data from a future quantum computer attack
