Women researchers received substantially less funding in grant awards than men—an average of about $342,000 compared to men's $659,000, according to a large meta-analysis of studies on the topic.
Other
May 3, 2023
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The ways in which Scotland's network of mental health peer-support groups navigated the COVID-19 pandemic could provide valuable lessons to create better services for both online and offline users, a new report suggests.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2023
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Auditing practices from the finance industry can be adapted to identify academic fraud, according to new research by the University of St Andrews.
Mathematics
Apr 13, 2023
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Decades of research have shown when relationships and sexuality education is delivered well, it can improve the sexual, social, and emotional health of young people. It can also lead to improved academic outcomes.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2023
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The British Ecological Society has published the results of a three-year randomized trial comparing double and single-anonymous peer review. The findings indicate a reduction in reviewer bias when author identities are anonymized.
Education
Apr 4, 2023
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A quartet of climate scientists, two from the University of Gothenburg, and one each from Yale University and the University of Cambridge, has found that educating people about the benefits of being Earth-friendly may not ...
With the current housing crisis, more and more young people are couchsurfing.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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Collaborative research across the country has shown that strengthening the relationship between the student and advisor can increase retention rates in engineering doctoral studies.
Education
Mar 21, 2023
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Scientists' careers are defined by their contributions to the peer-reviewed literature. Yet, a study just out in Nature Ecology & Evolution by Michigan State University researchers reveals that peer review disadvantages some ...
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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Researchers have begun to explore the underlying neural activity of eating behaviors in fruit flies to better understand the motives that drive feeding.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2023
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