How do you assess academic researchers for promotion or funding? This question has become ever more central in higher education settings since the 1980s saw substantial growth in investment in research. This significantly increased the…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied near $110 a barrel on Thursday…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When people living in poverty in countries like Malawi, Indonesia and Ecuador receive cash payments without having to do anything in…
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The State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir has stepped down as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), after the government declined to renew his three-year term. The government has not yet appointed a…
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China has had the world’s fastest growing economy since the 1980s. A key driver of this extraordinary growth has been the country’s pragmatic system of innovation, which balances government steering and market-oriented entrepreneurs. Right now,…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up on Thursday morning in Asia, extending gains from the previous session after the European Union (EU) unveiled against Russia. was up 0.35% to $110.53 by…
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The Federal Reserve on May 4, 2022, lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of 0.75% to 1%, its biggest increase in 22 years. The aggressive move, which has…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Crude prices were up more than 3% on Wednesday, their most in three weeks, as the European Union said it will completely stop purchasing oil from Russia by…
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With most foundations, the board of directors and top executives set all funding priorities. Nonprofits seeking money from those funders, in turn, must demonstrate an intention to do work that conforms to those priorities. The…
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The human brain is said to be the most complex biological structure ever to have existed. And while science doesn’t fully understand the brain yet, researchers in the expanding field of neuroscience have been making…
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