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Nominations invited for first-ever 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar'

Government calls for nominations for the first-ever national science award, 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar', in various fields of science and technology.

The Hindu

India’s contribution to the world of knowledge is growing quickly, says Nobel Laureate Brian Schmidt

Winners of the Infosys Prize 2023 with the trustees of the Infosys Science Foundation during the prize distribution ceremony in Bengaluru on Saturday. “India’s contribution to the world of knowledge is growing quickly, and I am honoured to be part of a celebration of some of the most significant advances…

The Hindu

Eminent scientist G.N. Ramachandran remembered

Former Director General of CSIR, Shekhar C. Mande, praises biophysicist G.N. Ramachandran's contributions and suggests he deserved the Nobel Prize.

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The Quebec Government’s Plan to Kill English Universities

The provincial party’s most radical base will be satisfied only if English-speaking institutions disappear from Montreal’s landscape

The Walrus

Alan Turing: A Musical Biography review – ode to the codebreaker is bafflingly dull

The compelling life of the world-changing mathematician and logician is somehow rendered unremarkable in a drab musical

The Guardian - UK

A portal helps research scholars to verify lab experiments

A portal developed by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser facilitates researchers to access lab equipments. I STEM aims to expand its reach across all districts in the country

The Hindu

Top London university sets up shop in Singapore in a landmark move

Imperial College London to open first research centre abroad in its 117-year history

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Erasmus scheme replacement 'reducing opportunities' for Scottish students

THE Scottish Government has insisted an exchange scheme set up to replace Erasmus+ is denying educational opportunities to students which previous…

The National (Scotland)

Alan Dershowitz vehemently denies allegations of sexual misconduct with Epstein

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz vehemently denies allegations of sexual misconduct in the Epstein case, calling for full document disclosure. Creativ...

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Students find Erasmus replacement scheme inadequate, analysis finds

Some UK applicants forced to quit Turing scheme when places not confirmed or they failed to receive funds in time

The Guardian - UK

Students abandon overseas study due to 'problematic' post-Brexit scheme

UNIVERSITY students across the UK were forced to abandon plans to study or work abroad due to a Government scheme’s “problematic” funding…

The National (Scotland)

Focus on need for CARE as a framework to nurture future engineers

Need for CARE framework to shape & nurture future engineers emphasised at 11th International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education in Hubballi.

The Hindu

Nobel Winner Yunus Convicted In Bangladesh Labour Law Case

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh's labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated.

International Business Times

Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh's 'Banker To The Poor'

Jailed Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is celebrated around the world for helping millions of people out of poverty, but at home in Bangladesh he has a powerful enemy.

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What incentives do scientists have to study rare diseases? | Explained

Explore the cutting-edge research of three Breakthrough Prize laureates in Life Sciences, and the systemic issues that influence access to treatments for three diseases desperately looking for cures: Parkinson’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and cancer.

The Hindu

Opportune pause: On an opportunity to consider the relevance of the Indian Science Congress

What the Indian Science Congress should become is an independent, more frequent, and more coherent event

The Conversation

How universities can address the lack of Black scholars in academia

In the UK, out of 164 university vice-chancellors, only two are Black. Professor David Mba was recently appointed as the first Black vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University.

The Hindu

Why scientists should be humble

Intellectual humility can play a positive role in science. Intellectual humility is not scepticism. It does not imply doubt. An intellectually humble person may have strong commitments to various beliefs – scientific, moral, religious, political or other – and may pursue those commitments with vigor. Their intellectual humility lies in…

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Time to ponder why no Indian resident has ever won an Abel Prize or Fields Medal: Narayana Murthy

Ponder why no Indian has won Abel Prize or Fields Medal: Narayana Murthy urges mathematicians to find solutions & produce another Ramanujan.

International Business Times

Lafarge Faces Civil Suit In US Led By Yazidi Nobel Laureate

The civil suit, filed in a New York court by attorneys that include human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, references a $778 million US Department of Justice.

Zenger

Secret Codebreaker And Queen Victoria Impersonator Mary Ratcliffe Dies At 98

Tribute to WWII codebreaker who helped shorten the war and later became beloved Queen Victoria impersonator

Al Jazeera

US Yazidis sue France’s Lafarge for aiding ISIL violence

The French cement maker is accused of abetting violence and terrorism by providing supplies for tunnels and prisons.

The Hindu

Counting scientists’ productivity with numbers undermines science | Explained

Stanford University’s John Ioannidis recently ranked the top 2% of scientists in various fields. This list is based on 6 citation indicators, including total citations and single-author citations. However, this system has drawbacks, such as not accounting for quality/impact of work, not extrapolating between fields, and incentivising unethical practices. Ranking…

The Independent UK

The UK city voted prettier than Venice

Chester is ranked ‘prettiest city in the world’ by study due to high percentage of buildings adhering to golden ratio

The Independent UK

EU remembers Iranian woman who died in custody at awarding of Sakharov human rights prize

The European Parliament is remembering a young woman who died in Iranian police custody during a ceremony at which she and a Iranian human rights group were officially awarded the EU’s top human rights prize

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