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Historically, research has been imposed upon Indigenous people, instead of conducted with them. This is an exploration of more collaborative ways to research when working with Indigenous communities.
The results of Foote’s simple experiments were confirmed through hundreds of tests by scientists in the US and Europe. It happened more than a century ago.
New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental toxicologist explains what else you’re breathing and how to stay safe.
It’s easy to assume that the practice has few, if any, downsides. But a new study explored some of its social repercussions.
Summer 2021 is too soon for southern-based researchers and travellers to return to northern, Indigenous communities in the wake of COVID-19, for research fieldwork or leisure.
A new study finds that the feeling is pervasive – and can change the way trips are planned and how money is spent.
While past studies have placed the proportion of child-free American adults at somewhere between 2% and 9%, a study found that in Michigan, over 1 in 4 adults don’t want kids.
We need more research and research capacity that’s better suited to current housing challenges. We must inform housing providers and policy-makers to provide solutions and evaluate those solutions.
We must recognize and understand the harms that malnutrition and nutrition experiments on Indigenous people caused and the legacy they have left.
The lack of dedicated funding and support for research commercialisation, on top of the other obstacles academics face, means Australia’s poor performance is no mystery.
African identity needs a revision to move beyond current understanding of its relationship with China
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It is crucial to improve research training in Africa. This can help solve complex issues on the continent.
Just 5% of Australian businesses have collaborated with university researchers, and the smaller the company, the less likely collaboration.
The lab accident theory of the origins of Covid-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
Diversity in STEM fields means higher quality research and innovation. To ensure that Canada can compete globally, marginalized students must be supported through STEM education and careers.
African governments should prioritise investment in high speed internet connectivity because it can have spillover benefits for education systems, as well as economic and social growth.
Many governments, including the US, already collect and make public population statistics that could help them prepare for the next pandemic.
The federal government is right to focus on improving Australian universities’ success rate in commercialising research, but can take specific steps itself to help achieve this.
Mergers and splits involving education and research ministries, like the recent one in Indonesia, have huge consequences. How do other countries govern their national education and science policies?
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Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Research Education and Development, La Trobe University
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
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Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
