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Examining How Open Research Affects Vulnerable Participants
Impact
July 8, 2025

Examining How Open Research Affects Vulnerable Participants

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When Clarity Isn’t Enough: Rethinking AI’s Role in Cognitive Accessibility for Expert Domains
Industry
June 30, 2025

When Clarity Isn’t Enough: Rethinking AI’s Role in Cognitive Accessibility for Expert Domains

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The Ripple Effect of Book Bans on the Academy
Ethics
June 10, 2025

The Ripple Effect of Book Bans on the Academy

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Advocating For and Supporting Academic Freedom
Ethics
May 28, 2025

Advocating For and Supporting Academic Freedom

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Academic Freedom and Censorship: Why Librarians are Better Together

Academic Freedom and Censorship: Why Librarians are Better Together

In 2023, the American Library Association documented 1,247 censorship cases with known locations. Of these cases, 2 percent occurred in academic libraries, […]

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The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education

The Chilling Impact of Censorship in Higher Education

Perhaps because college students are generally considered adults, and college and university campuses and classrooms have long been viewed as places to […]

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Mapping the Connections: Understanding the Network of Social Science Editors-in-Chief 

Mapping the Connections: Understanding the Network of Social Science Editors-in-Chief 

A new study on the connections between editors-in-chief in the social sciences reveals significant geographical and gender imbalances in editorial leadership. Male […]

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How Science Can Adapt to a New Normal

How Science Can Adapt to a New Normal

Scientific institutions are in full scramble. No amount of diplomacy or charity can interpret the modern moment as anything other than an […]

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Those ‘Indirect Costs’ Targeted by DOGE Directly Support America’s Research Excellence

Those ‘Indirect Costs’ Targeted by DOGE Directly Support America’s Research Excellence

Biomedical research in the U.S. is world-class in part because of a long-standing partnership between universities and the federal government. On Feb. […]

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AI is Here, But Is It Here to Help Us or Replace Us?

AI is Here, But Is It Here to Help Us or Replace Us?

Decisions taken now around how generative AI is used by academics and universities will shape the future of research. Mark Carrigan argues whilst optimistic scenarios are possible, generative AI stands ready to feed into an existing productivity oriented framing of academic work.

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An Investigation Showing How Fake Academic Papers Contaminate Scientific Literature

An Investigation Showing How Fake Academic Papers Contaminate Scientific Literature

Over the past decade, furtive commercial entities around the world have industrialized the production, sale and dissemination of bogus scholarly research, undermining […]

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Data Sharing: Let’s Do More Than Just What’s FAIR

Data Sharing: Let’s Do More Than Just What’s FAIR

Research into pressing societal challenges increasingly depends on data coming from across different disciplines and research contexts. Gordon Blair argues that to create a research culture that makes the best use of available data, the 2016 FAIR principles need to be extended in ways that address issues that have emerged in the decade following their creation.

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