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2019-08-21

Mostly men at the top in academia

Men continue to dominate the top level of academia, a report from the AllBright Foundation shows. At technical universities in particular, women are heavily under-represented. At Chalmers University of Technology, more than 80 per cent of the professors are men. The university is now investing 300 million SEK over ten years, to increase the percentage of women and to change the culture in the long term.

2019-06-12

Good basic research leads to good applications

What is the position of basic research in Sweden, and what does basic research really mean? Curie has talked to Karin Markides, Mats Ulfendahl and Göran Blomqvist. All three have experience of research funding from leading positions within bodies such as Vinnova, the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences.

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2019-05-28

Their research produced global benefits

Working with basic research tests your patience – it can take decades to achieve tangible results. This is well-known to the microbiologists Jan Holmgren and Ann-Mari Svennerholm, who have been researching cholera vaccine since the 1970s. Today, the couple have received many accolades for their work spanning many years.

2019-05-21

Swedish Research Council leads the way forward

The importance of undirected research for social development and the need to invest more in national infrastructure. These were some of the issues highlighted in the Swedish Research Council’s report Future choices, which shows the way forward for Swedish research.

2019-05-15

Basic research = curiosity and freedom?

Basic research is about finding new knowledge, but the concept has several definitions, and the approach differs between different scientific fields. Mats Benner, professor of research policy, explains what basic research is, and why so few researchers stretch their wings these days.

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2019-05-02

Small teams create more disruptive research

Small research teams produce disruptive research at a greater rate. Large groups tend to develop existing ideas. This is shown in a study published in Nature by US researchers. But the question why small groups are better at disruptive research remains unanswered.

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2019-04-24

Equality data a sensitive issue in academia

Is it OK for researchers to map persons’ ethnicity or skin colour? The issue of equality data arouses strong feelings in the research community.

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2019-01-16

Lack of academic freedom when politicians want to control research

New research institutions are employing loyal employees who lack academic qualifications in Hungary. And the government is appointing financial supervisors at the universities. The aim is to get rid of free-thinking researchers, asserts Andrea Petö, a professor of Gender Studies in Budapest. In Sweden, too, political forces that question certain research are appearing.

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2018-12-11

Superheroes help research communicators

As a nerd, one wants to find out everything there is to know in one’s field, such as the science behind zombies, aliens and superheroes. This drive is something that teachers and research communicators should use more, argues Raychelle Burks, a chemistry researcher at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

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2018-12-04

Ben Libberton new blogger in Curie

He blogs about the transition from post doc to science communicator. Ben Libberton works as a communication officer at MAX IV laboratory in Lund. In his spare time he loves cooking and travelling.

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