Tearing down the academic research paywall could come with a price
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Right now, the majority of published scientific findings — and the vast majority of prestigious new research — is hidden behind…
Right now, the majority of published scientific findings — and the vast majority of prestigious new research — is hidden behind…
Right now, the majority of published scientific findings — and the vast majority of prestigious new research — is hidden behind…
Right now, the majority of published scientific findings — and the vast majority of prestigious new research — is hidden behind…
In the 18th century, the University of Basel faced a nepotism-driven crisis. Of its 80 professorships, about 50 were controlled…
On what is hopefully the downhill side of the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s a lot of discussion across higher education about “getti…
The last two weeks I wrote posts concerning the Heterodox Academy, the first outlining my personal reasons for feeling…
There’s been a lot of talk about diversity in science lately: Minority scientists have written op-eds about their struggles…
There’s been a lot of talk about diversity in science lately: Minority scientists have written op-eds about their struggles…
The State College of Florida recently scrapped tenure for incoming faculty. New professors at this public university will be…
The State College of Florida recently scrapped tenure for incoming faculty. New professors at this public university will be…
Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe/Getty Minority researchers in the United States consistently win NIH funding at lower rates…
Sarah Byrne investigates whether age discrimination could be unfairly holding back some researchers
The United States prides itself on offering broad access to higher education, and thanks to merit-based admissions, ample…
In a perfect world, job success would be a meritocracy, but academia does not really work that way, it has lots of social…
A new study finds that small differences in institutional prestige have an enormous impact on the likelihood that a person who…
Getting a job in academia is notoriously difficult. But the odds are especially bad for aspiring professors who didn’t earn…
A new study finds that small differences in institutional prestige have an enormous impact on the likelihood that a person who…