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New Citation Indicators Enhance Research Performance Metrics

In an article published today in EMBO reports two experts support the use of citation indicators that are based on percentiles, a statistical parameter that…

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More private schools improves all students’ outcomes

This applies to students at both private schools and public schools. The effects persist in upper secondary school and higher education. This is shown in a new…

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Version One of new STN® – the foundation for the future of patent searching

The STN partners, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and FIZ Karlsruhe, are pleased to announce that Version One of the new STN platform is now available in beta…

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New Study Reveals Brain Sync in Musical Duets

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin have shown that synchronization emerges between brains when making music together,…

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German Research Foundation Launches New CRC at JGU Medical Center

On January 1, 2013, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will establish a new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) at the University Medical Center of Johannes…

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New Network Connects European Researchers in Brazil

At the same time, cooperations with the host country are to be encouraged and contacts established for Europe as a research location. With Brazil, the network…

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Calculator Use in College: Rethinking Teaching Strategies

Math instructors promoting calculator usage in college classrooms may want to rethink their teaching strategies, says Samuel King, postdoctoral student in the…

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Strengthening Cooperation: Innovations in Oil, Water, and Renewables

Research at the new institute will focus on improved oil and gas extraction, water resources technology and renewable energies. Four Helmholtz Centres are…

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New Helmholtz Young Investigators Groups Announced

The annual funding of €250,000 over five years and the possibility of being taken on as a permanent member of staff represent a great boost to these talented…

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University Leaders Unite to Shape Graduate Careers Globally

Higher education leaders from 15 countries agreed today on a set of principles to guide the preparation of graduate students for the demands of the global…

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The Hasso Plattner Institute Now Has 13,000 Learners from 90 Countries – due to openHPI Platform

The Institute announced four days after the start of its interactive Internet educational platform www.openhpi.de that in Germany alone there are 6,000…

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Decadal Survey Unveils Future of Solar and Space Physics

This second decadal survey in solar and space physics — the product of a 18-month effort by more than 85 solar and space physicists and space system engineers…

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Plattner Institute Launches Worldwide Educational Web Platform “Open HPI”

As a forerunner in Europe, the Institute would like to make worldwide interactive online courses, taught by its computer science professors, available via the…

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Bernstein Members Shine in Excellence Initiative Round Two

Also in the second round of this program, the results of which were publically announced on June 15, concepts of many Bernstein members prevailed. Scientists…

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Mainz University Boosts Research Funding with New CRC Initiative

On July 1, 2012, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will be setting up a new Transregional Collaborative Research Center (CRC/TR) to study multiple…

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MPG Launches New Research Institute in Luxembourg

In cooperation with the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, the Max Planck Society is setting up a new Institute dedicated to basic research in the field of law. The…

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