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The 2022 Lancet Countdown report, themed “health at the mercy of fossil fuels,” was issued on October 23, 2022. The report is the result of a collaboration of 99 experts…
In my second term at Cambridge, one of the trainers in the Researcher Development Programme asked me: “Do you think that you are not smart enough for Cambridge?” Sadly,…
Over the years, authors have approached us when faced with problems or trickysituations relating to different aspects of peer review. In this downloadable handbook, we…
I started my PhD program with lots of energy. I loved my topic, I felt that I was going to learn a lot, my workmates were warm and welcoming. In short, everything was…
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  • June 13, 2019
Last week, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) announced the retraction of 68 articles from three of its titles – RSC Advances, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, and Food and…
Literature search, in general, is quite a time- and effort-intensive task. It is therefore quite likely that researchers and clinicians involved in interdisciplinary or…
Two weeks ago, I was in the warm, comforting environment of my mentor group meet-up when my mentor asked me point blank: “How is your career planning going?” In that…
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  • May 22, 2019
When my daughter was born, I was in the middle of teaching a third-year course online. I could have gone on maternity leave, but the union rules for sessional lecturers…
This post suggests some ways journals can adopt to attract high-quality submissions.
I was blessed to find a great guide... She was a strong source of support and guidance for me throughout, lifting my spirits when I was demotivated, sharing her…