Research
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India’s patent filings show research is dominated by private universities, foreign companies
Aneesh MR, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru Neethu PS, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
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Rigorous science in playful comics: The experiments of a curiosity-driven scientist
Vijaysree Venkatraman
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Why the world’s top universities are abandoning the ranking system
Sioux McKenna, The Conversation
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The milk industry produces tonnes of wastewater. Plant-based coagulants can help clean up
Aisiri Amin
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Indian academia is rife with research and publishing misconduct
Kiran Sharma, BML Munjal University
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The academic peer review system to guarantee quality is broken. What could replace it?
Stephen Pinfield, The Conversation Kathryn Zeiler, The Conversation Ludo Waltman, The Conversation
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Kodaikanal Solar Observatory: 125 years of gazing at the brightest star in the earth’s sky
Kartikeya Jain
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Why scientists and engineers should study social science
Sachin Tiwale
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Research veteran N Bhaskara Rao’s book lists ways in which research units can still be independent
N Bhaskara Rao
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Readers’ comments: Indian scholars exploited as PhD has become an ‘adornment’
Scroll
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Research assistant wanted: The outsourcing of intellectual labour reveals academia’s colonial roots
Sreeparna Chattopadhyay
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Non-native English speaking scientists face enormous hurdles in academia, shows research
Tatsuya Amano, The Conversation
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What is ailing new IITs? Infrastructure delays, staff shortages, fewer projects, says audit report
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com Anwesha Ganguly, IndiaSpend.com
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Watch: Pet parrots learn how to call other parrots using smartphones and tablets
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Study reveals potential health benefits of ‘silly walk’ popularised by British comedy group
Scroll Staff
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Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes
Penghua Wang, The Conversation
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Do you forget to do important things? It isn’t always your fault
Thor Grünbaum, The Conversation Søren Kyllingsbæk, The Conversation
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Watch: Scientists in Australia discover ‘superworms’ that can eat plastic
Scroll Staff
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Why can’t you remember anything from the first two years of your life?
Vanessa LoBue, The Conversation
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What makes humans smarter than other animals? New research gives an intriguing answer
Emmanuel A Stamatakis, The Conversation Andrea Luppi, The Conversation David Menon, The Conversation