Category: academic life
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Scientific research is hard …so you have to enjoy it!
Today we’re talking to Tim Donohoe, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and Editor of Tetrahedron Letters. What are your research interests/describe a typical working day “I research organic chemistry in the broadest sense, but am particularly interested in total synthesis and catalysis.” Tim leads a research team of 16-20 people, a mixture…
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Don’t do whatever everyone else is doing
Today we’re talking to Rob Field, Professor of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre and editor-in-chief of Carbohydrate Research. What are your research interests/describe a typical working day “Generally a lot of it is spent on a train somewhere!” As well as working at the John Innes Centre, Rob is active as CEO of Iceni Diagnostics,…
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Mendeley Bootcamp for German-speaking researchers
MENDELEY BOOTCAMP 2016 All scientists have one thing in common: The passion for our research. But growing requirements require fast and efficient cooperation, access to literature from anywhere, timely synchronization of laboratory results and to be in contact with other researchers worldwide. That sounds like a challenge, right? No more! With Mendeley you can easily…
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Academic services made easy – Mendeley integrates with Peerwith
The very nature of research means academics become experts in their fields. But what happens when they need services outside of their field of research, such as translations or artwork for their paper or book? They rely on author services, which are often delivered by other academics; For example, by PhD students that edit papers…
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Debunking the myths of Open Access
Myth: Open Access journals are not peer-reviewed. Reality: Most OA journals conduct peer-review, just like their subscription brethren. An inspection of the website of a journal helps you tell if the journal is doing quality work. How many articles have they published, are those articles found in curated databases such as Scopus or Pubmed (NB: Google…
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