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Tatsuya Amano, Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland

Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals

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These days it’s necessary to have at least a basic level of English proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective emphasis on English places a significant burden on scientists who speak a different first language.

In research published today in PLOS Biology, my colleagues and I reveal the enormity of the language barrier faced by scientists who are non-native English speakers.

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