Une conversation avec Annie Ernaux La célèbre auteure française et lauréate du prix Nobel nous parle de l’importance de la correspondance qu’elle reçoit de ses lecteurs et ses lectrices The Walrus · Jul 14, 2023
Scientists need the oxygen of free speech Scientific issues are often related to broader political issues, and society has benefited from the participation of scientists in these discussions The Hindu · Jul 13, 2023
Modi government 'hell-bent' on killing scientific research in country, alleges Congress Modi government is hell-bent to kill scientific research, Congress president Mallkarjun Kharge said alleging scientists at top research institutions having not received funds for this financial year The Hindu · Jul 13, 2023
Explained | What is the National Research Foundation? How will India’s National Research Foundation facilitate “ease of doing science”, particularly at a time when the nation’s gross domestic expenditure on research and development is too low compared to the U.S. & China? Binay Panda, a JNU professor in New Delhi, explains. The Hindu · Jul 13, 2023
John Goodenough obituary American materials chemist who won the Nobel prize for his role in the invention of the rechargeable lithium battery The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
When Bengaluru’s peace activist E.P. Menon walked from Delhi to Washington 60 years ago In this exclusive to The Hindu with Praveen Sudevan, author and peace activist E.P. Menon recalls his cross-border walk tour in 1962 with his friend Satish Kumar and talks about his concerns about the world. The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023
British scientists can request grants if UK rejoins EU’s £85bn Horizon scheme ‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit row The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023
Visva-Bharati hits out at Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, calls him ‘a migrant traveller’ The Santiniketan-based Visva-Bharati has issued a press release criticising — without naming him — Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, whom the university accuses of being in illegal possession of its land. The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023
K.S. Babai, secretary of Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, passes away aged 81 K.S. Babai, secretary of Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, passed away on Thursday. She was 81. Her sister, K.S. Lakshmi, is the secretary of Meenakshi College for Women. The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023
Sunak ‘concerned’ over price tag of rejoining EU science research scheme The Prime Minister is seeking ‘value for money’ and is still considering a UK-based alternative to the collaboration scheme, said No 10. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Paul Krugman Smacks Down ‘Recession Truthers’ Led By Elon Musk As ‘Crypto Cultists’ Economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman revealed he had no soft corners for an emerging group he calls “recession truthers,” following a decline in inflationary pressure over the past year Zenger · Jul 5, 2023
UK ‘agrees deal’ to rejoin EU’s £81bn science programme after being locked out for years Britain has been locked out of the £81 billion scheme since Brexit – amid warnings it will damage competitiveness The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023
UK edges closer to rejoining EU’s £85bn Horizon science programme Talks on returning as an associate member after Brexit row are close to agreement, say diplomatic sources The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023
Scientists, academicians write to IISc. Director expressing dismay over UAPA discussion The discussion was to be led by Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, activists who participated in the movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023
Daily Record · Jun 29, 2023 Thornhill scientist honoured with a top prize Dr Stephen Wallace, who now lives in Edinburgh, has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Norman Heatley Award in recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.
The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023 John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100 John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers and pacemakers to electric cars, has died at 100
The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023 Why It Matters | Scams in scientific publishing An email has allegedly accused a data scientist of being an instrumental part of a research paper publication scam
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023 Nobel prize winner Giorgio Parisi: ‘There’s a lack of trust in science – we need to show how it’s done’ The Italian physicist puts the fiendishly tricky theory of complex systems in terms of birds and bus rides, as his new book aims to make his branch of science accessible to all
Space · Jun 20, 2023 A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.
The Hindu · Jun 17, 2023 Gulbarga University to hold 41st annual convocation on June 19 As many as 72 students will share 165 gold medals and 15 students will receive cash prizes at the 41st annual convocation of Gulbarga University on Monday
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023 Wembley school where pupils speak 31 languages shortlisted for World’s Best School prize Barham primary school was in the top 10 for ‘community collaboration’ in recognition of the work it does to foster strong relationships with parents
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2023 Folbigg pardon: science is changing rapidly, and the law needs to change with it US defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz once said:
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023 Nobel laureate Maria Ressa says research by Oxford institute can be used against reporters Exclusive: methodology used by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism risks undermining media in global south, says Ressa
The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023 Has a mathematician solved the ‘invariant subspace problem’? And what does that even mean? A new paper purports to contain the final piece of a mathematical jigsaw puzzle: the invariant subspace problem
Reason · Jun 12, 2023 No First Amendment Academic Freedom Right to Give Quizzes in Public University Class From Fass v. Benson, decided Wednesday by the Texas Court of Appeals (Dallas), in an opinion by Justice Erin Nowell, joined by Justices Robbie Partida-Kipness and Nancy Kennedy: Professor Fass is a tenured professor of public policy and affairs at UTD [University of Texas Dallas]. For the past thirty years,…