Universities focus too much on measuring activity, not quality
The Guardian
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Indian universities ordered to cut length of science courses
NATURE NEWS BLOG
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Merits and flaws of using social media to fight Ebola
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Can social media be used as a way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases? Such a question is certainly on the agenda right now, with the Ebola outbreak currently raging in West Africa and having already claimed the life of 887 people out of 1,603 cases since this March.
Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network
Nature News
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Iranian is first woman to nab highest prize in maths
Nature News
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World Health Body Endorses Use of Experimental Drugs Against Ebola Virus
NYTimes
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The world must unite to fight Ebola plague
Express.co.uk
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Patent or perish? Jeers greet proposal to tie Australia's academic science funding to patents
Science news
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Who's in, who's out in the new European Research Committee
If continuity means importance, research and energy have been confirmed as a priority for the European Union, at least in its Parliament. Despite the challenging election of the new Parliament, on the scientific point of view nothing seems to be changed. On the 7th of
Ebola declared a public health emergency
Nature News & Comments
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