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Rapplerai13 days ago
Nearly 2,000 Mathematicians Sign Leiden Declaration on AI Use and Human Oversight in Research
Signatories from Harvard, Oxford, Columbia, and Cambridge urge public regulation and mandatory disclosure of AI use in research papers.
Rapplerai18 days ago
Stanford Symposium Debates AI’s Potential Benefits and Risks in Mental Health Research, Treatment, and Policy
A June 1, 2026, Stanford symposium convened researchers, clinicians, industry representatives, and lawmakers to assess AI applications in psychiatric care. The event featured panels on academic research, industry deployment, and regulatory frameworks.
bbc.co.ukai39 days ago
Audit Finds 4,000 Non-Existent Citations Across Millions of Biomedical Papers
An audit of millions of biomedical papers identified more than 4,000 citations to non-existent research that appeared across nearly 3,000 academic papers. Lead author Maxim Topaz said none of the errors have been corrected or retracted, even as the rate of such fake references ha…
fintechnews.chworld57 days ago
Oxford University Plans October 2026 Launch of Centre for Korean Studies
Oxford University will launch the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies as early as October 2026 to enhance research in Korean culture, language, and history. The announcement is set for April 26, 2026, during the opening of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
app.buzzsumo.comworld71 days ago
Study Finds Over Half of Social Science Papers Cannot Be Replicated
A study reported that more than half of social science papers cannot be replicated. Justin Fox stated that he does not view this outcome as a failure. The findings come from research examining reproducibility in academic publications.
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Proposal Published to Address Researcher Misconduct Mobility in Academia
Academic institutions have faced challenges for decades in preventing researchers who committed misconduct from obtaining positions at new universities without disclosure. A proposal published on October 10, 2024, in Nature outlines a system to track and share such records. The a…
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Biologist Brian Donovan Loses Federal Grants and Job at University of Illinois
Brian Donovan, a biologist at the University of Illinois, has lost his federal research grants and his position at the university. The grants, totaling over $1 million from the National Science Foundation, supported studies on the impacts of gender and sexuality education. This d…
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