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Professors Should Be Able to Share Their Expertise Without Risking Professional Progress

Removing the barriers that increase professional risk would lead to practical and cultural change. A professor is professionally better off if they ‘stay in their lane’ rather than sharing their expertise in a new area. A hard truth is being exposed: the current research system lacks the agility required for professors to effectively participate in the preparation […]

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The Covid-19 outbreak highlights the potential of preprints

A recent posting on bioRxiv may have been erroneous, but the mistakes were picked up within hours, notes Kristen Sadler Read the full article, published by Times Higher Education here.

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Do androids dream of big data domination?

The blessing of big data can be a curse without resources for analysis. But how much computerised help do we really want? Read my first article of the new decade, published on January 7 2020 in Times Higher Education.

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Academics should stop being so sniffy about TED

Giving short online talks for a general audience offers benefits for individuals, subjects and the entire profession, says Kristen Sadler Read full article published in Times Higher Education, July 2019.