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Taylor & Francis Group has launched the pilot of a new book publishing concept, Open Plus Books, that fuses the traditional print and Open Access books model with F1000’s Open Research publishing model. United by their shared goals of amplifying […]
Taylor & Francis Group and The Consortium for Swiss Academic Libraries are partnering in a three year ‘read and publish’ deal, providing access to journals’ content alongside open access publishing for academics at member institutions. Researchers from the 26 […]
Taylor & Francis Group has reached several transformative agreements with consortia across Europe, as it continues to expand its commitment to open access. Academics in The Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, and Austria will benefit from ‘read and publish’ partnerships signed in […]
Taylor & Francis is shocked by the devastation caused by the fire that raged across Table Mountain in Cape Town, destroying part of the University of Cape Town (UCT), especially its historic Jagger Reading Room, which contained irreplaceable archives. Everyone […]
Today, AUBO (Beijing) Intelligent Science and Technology Co. Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with F1000, Taylor & Francis Group’s open research publishing arm, to develop the first open research publishing platform dedicated to the science and technology […]
The National Library of Luxembourg (BnL) and Taylor & Francis Group have signed a new three-year “read and publish deal” which offers access to journals content as well as open access publishing for researchers at participating institutions (University of Luxembourg, […]
Today, Beihang University has signed a contract with F1000, Taylor & Francis Group’s open research arm, to develop the first open access publication platform that is dedicated to ‘Digital Twin’ technologies. Digital twin refers to a complex virtual model that […]
Taylor & Francis Group and Jisc have signed a three-year transitional agreement combining access and open access (OA) publishing to Taylor & Francis Group’s portfolio of journals. The agreement is truly transformative and provides participating Jisc members with an OA […]
IReL and Taylor & Francis Group have signed a new transformative agreement for three years starting in March 2021. IReL is a licensing consortium of nine participating Irish publicly-funded higher education institutions. This deal allows Irish researchers access to Taylor […]
We are pleased to announce that Taylor & Francis has joined two new partnerships with groups active in the crucial work towards diversity, equity, and inclusion in the publishing field. This month we’ve signed the Joint commitment for action on […]
All Life, a journal revolutionising how authors are publishing research across reproducible life sciences with Taylor & Francis, today extends its ever-growing portfolio with the introduction of a new section – Environmental Toxicology and Health. Since its launch in March […]
Routledge is pleased to announce it will present a free webinar “Working with Americans: How to Win in the World’s Biggest Market” on March 17th, 2021. The discussion will be led by Working with Americans bestselling authors Allyson Stewart-Allen and […]
As part of our commitment to supporting open research, we are pleased to introduce our Books Data Sharing Policy which, from April 2021, encourages authors of all new Routledge and CRC Press books and chapters to share and make data […]
Taylor & Francis Group has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which aims to improve the ways in which researchers and the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated. Signatories to DORA recognize that the Journal Impact Factor […]
Taylor & Francis Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Brad Fenwick as Senior Vice President of Open Science and Innovation. Professor Fenwick is a Professor of Pathobiology and Microbiology and an award-winning scientist and leader in science […]
Taylor & Francis are proud to announce the collaboration of Dr Sherif Emil, of McGill University and The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Dr Marc Levitt, of George Washington University and National Children’s Hospital, Washington D.C., United States, […]
Taylor & Francis is pleased to announce that we have placed in the top 3 on ASPIRE’s list of Publishers. ASPIRE ranks publishers by accessibility statement, awarding each one a score based on criteria such as available content formats and […]
Taylor & Francis is pleased to announce the success of our year-long Alternative Mailing Packaging (AMP) trial. We have successfully moved over 900, one third, of our research journal titles to no lamination and what we in the industry call […]
Taylor & Francis has signed the Sustainable Development Goals Publishers Compact, a pledge which features 10 action points to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It affirms our ongoing commitment to sustainable practices and to champion […]
A new Open Access journal is to be the home for the latest in high-quality, peer-reviewed research on diamond technology breakthroughs, following a new agreement between Taylor & Francis and scientific and technological enterprise Zhengzhou Research Institute for Abrasives & […]
Boca Raton, FL: On December 1, 2020, Choice announced 25 Taylor & Francis titles as winners of the 2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award. The Outstanding Academic Title Award is presented each year to a prestigious selection of academic material […]
Newly enhanced further reading feature inspires research connections for over 4.5 million journal articles A newly enhanced further reading feature now appears on all journal articles on the journal and article platform, Taylor & Francis Online. With an ever-growing volume […]
Accessing research through an institutional subscription using SAML authentication (Shibboleth and OpenAthens) is now more straightforward with the introduction of SeamlessAccess on Taylor & Francis Online. SeamlessAccess automatically recognizes if you have previously logged into Taylor & Francis Online using […]
Agreement will enhance BenchSci’s vast biomedical database to help scientists run more successful experiments while increasing discoverability of Taylor & Francis Group research BenchSci today announced an agreement to analyze world-class research from Taylor & Francis Group’s top scientific […]
Kinokuniya Company Ltd. is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Taylor & Francis Group, by which Kinokuniya becomes the exclusive sales agent of the world’s first open research publishing platform “F1000Research” operated by F1000 Research Ltd., part […]
An affiliation agreement between the Journal of Pain Research and one of fastest growing medical societies, the American Society of Pain & Neuroscience, has today been agreed. An international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal that publishes laboratory and clinical findings […]
Readers in 39 countries across North Africa and the Middle East will have a new affordable option for accessing the latest research, following a new partnership between leading academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and the information services experts at […]
Taylor & Francis’ ever-growing portfolio of fully Open Access journals has been enhanced today, with the addition of Annals of Medicine. To further encourage greater collaboration and reproducibility, now across more than 30 crucial therapy areas, this long-standing international, general […]
New service launched in Open Access Week Taylor & Francis has developed a new digital solution – launching in Open Access Week – that will enable medical academic conference materials to reach beyond their physical or virtual audience. The […]
FinELib, the Finnish library consortium, and Taylor & Francis Group, one of the world’s leading academic publishers, have announced a new ‘read & publish’ agreement, which runs until the end of 2022. Along with continued access to Taylor & Francis […]
Given the ongoing travel and quarantine restrictions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taylor & Francis Group will not have a physical presence at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. This is unfortunate, but the varying levels of restrictions […]
The Ohio State University Libraries and Taylor & Francis Group announced that they have entered into a read and publish agreement. This partnership is Ohio State’s first read and publish agreement and Taylor & Francis’s first such deal in North […]
In February UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) launched a consultation on its Open Access Review. Taylor & Francis and F1000 Research Ltd have submitted responses to the consultation. These illustrate how we are working on complementary paths to transform scholarly […]
In February, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a request for information (RFI) about ‘public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications, data and code resulting from Federally funded research’. We welcome this consultation on public access […]
For immediate release Free webinars: Digital marketing strategy to thrive in the pandemic and beyond Join us for three short webinars where international expert panellists will share their digital marketing lessons learned at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital […]
Taylor & Francis Group has today updated its Accessibility Statement to confirm major steps towards achieving level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG). WCAG standards are set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a globally adopted […]
Taylor & Francis welcomes the new guidance from cOAlition S on transformative arrangements for Journals. cOAlition S have clearly listened to feedback from the community, and we thank them for this. It is encouraging to see more feasible conditions in […]
Taylor & Francis Group is pleased to announce that Eric Merkel-Sobotta will join the organisation on the 15th April, as Senior Vice President, Communications and External Affairs. Merkel-Sobotta has extensive experience in the Scholarly Publishing industry, having previously headed up […]
Launching today, a new multidisciplinary Open Access journal is set to revolutionise how authors – looking to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the world – can publish their research with Taylor & Francis. All Life is to be […]
As the spread of COVID-19 around the world continues, Taylor & Francis remains committed to ensuring all relevant research is available to those who are at the forefront of research into mitigating its impact. Our imperative is to enable experts […]
Taylor & Francis has published a new microsite that aggregates and organizes all recently published COVID-19 research in one easy to navigate portal, including all relevant research articles and book chapters. All breaking research relating to COVID-19 continues to be […]
Taylor & Francis is a strong advocate of Open Research. We welcome the consultation that UKRI have launched for their Open Access Review and the opportunity it gives to engage constructively with UKRI to ensure we establish a sustainable future […]
Researchers can now find what they are looking for even faster with the introduction of a new search capability on Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com). The ability to search and find articles from an author by entering their ORCiD ID, […]
To accelerate the implementation of research data solutions, The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) has launched the ‘STM 2020 Research Data Year’ – a dedicated action plan to increase the number of journals with data policies, […]
Routledge, Taylor & Francis and Education Media Centre partnership maximises research impact Gaining significant media reach for education research is a fundamental step in improving outcomes for students globally. This topic was discussed at a recent event hosted at […]
Taylor & Francis Online now displays clinical trial data within the Crossmark popup, as seen above, including links to other publications that relate to those clinical trials Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com) now links clinical trial data to published articles […]
Leading specialist academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, part of Informa plc, has today announced the addition of cutting-edge open research publisher F1000 Research Ltd. United by their shared goals of amplifying and democratizing research, the addition is an important […]
The ability to read journal articles in EPUB format using the new eReader is being trialled on 22 selected Taylor & Francis journals. The eReader introduces a new way of reading, discovering, sharing and interacting with journal articles on tandfonline.com. […]
Taylor & Francis has launched a new apprenticeship programme aimed at helping the next generation start their career in the publishing sector. The new scheme offers anyone over the age of 16 the chance to obtain an Apprenticeship Qualification, whilst […]
The Charlesworth Group extends the scope of its WeChat account management service for Dove Medical Press Ltd, part of the Taylor and Francis Group, with the launch of a new WeChat mini-program, designed to help Dove increase engagement with its […]
The finale of How Researchers Changed the World, now available as a complete podcast series, concludes with an inspiring personal story leading to research with real-world impact. Former Indian Army officer Colonel Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay was severely wounded in […]
The Association of Publishers in India, in its last Annual General Meeting has unanimously re-elected Nitasha Devasar, Managing Director, Taylor & Francis India & South Asia, as President. India is now the second largest English-speaking publishing market in the world […]
Researchers are in favor of widening access to research but remain largely unaware of initiatives and services that have been established to encourage growth of open access (OA). New figures released for Open Access Week, reveal little consensus when it […]
Taylor & Francis Online has introduced a new feature offering an innovative text to audio option for all journal content, enriching their content for all online users, while making it more accessible to a wider range of readers. The introduction […]
Free digital resource launches on the 80th anniversary of the first bomb dropped in the UK during WWII – a previously under acknowledged date, 16 October 1939, at the Firth of Forth A new interactive map has detailed every air […]
Readers can now keep track of the latest Taylor & Francis research on the go through their mobile devices, using the Researcher app. Researcher makes keeping up to date with the latest published research simple with a social media-style personalised […]
UNIT – The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research – and Taylor & Francis Group, one of the world’s leading academic publishers, today announce the signing of a three-year partnership, beginning in 2020. Providing […]
A newly redeveloped guide is setting out to help researchers across academia tackle the online harassment some face as they share their findings with the public on some of the world’s most controversial, and vital, topics. The guide offers clear […]
Taylor & Francis and the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) are pleased to announce the launch of a new open-access journal, European Journal of Materials (EJM). EJM will publish high-quality research across the entire discipline of materials science. The […]
A new study looking at the issues arising in publication ethics that journal editors face within the arts, humanities and social sciences has highlighted that detecting plagiarism in papers submitted to a journal is the most serious issue they tackle, […]
Taylor & Francis is delighted to introduce its new Sustainable Development Goals Online platform, featuring an online library of over 12,000 articles and chapters – covering some of the world’s biggest ongoing challenges – as well as a selection of […]
Taylor & Francis and CSSP are proud to announce the publication of Routledge Handbook of the Belt and Road, which was launched at Jesus College, Cambridge on 17th June 2019. Routledge Handbook of the Belt and Road is an initial review […]
Routledge, Taylor & Francis is proud to be forming a new publishing partnership with the Oral History Association (OHA). From January 2020, Routledge will be publishing OHA’s eminent peer-reviewed journal The Oral History Review, a publication dedicated to the theory and […]
New podcast explores the human side of conservation and the needs of local people, featuring researcher Seline Meijer ‘Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa aren’t interested in planting trees, and we need to educate them and persuade them to do so.’ This […]
‘Statistical significance’ is one of the most widely misunderstood phrases in science, according to a 2013 Scientific American article. It’s a controversial topic. Probability values (p-values) have been used as a way to measure the significance of research studies since […]
Every year nearly 10 million people develop dementia worldwide. That’s one diagnosis every three seconds. In 2012 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared dementia a global public health priority. Could music therapy play a role in enhancing the lives of […]
Gain an insight into the fascinating world of research with the How Researchers Changed the World podcast, which launches today. Every episode follows the story of one passionate researcher and their journey from the initial spark of an idea through […]
Taylor & Francis has announced the first annual Outstanding Book and Digital Product Awards! Taylor & Francis wants to recognize the well-written, high-quality content that our authors, editors and all team members worked so hard to produce in 2018. View […]
Kortext announced today that it is working with HP to help children around the world study smarter. Any child using an HP Windows Education Edition device will now have access to a free library of […]
Routledge and CRC Press are giving two authors the Taylor and Francis Lifetime Achievement Award an award given to “authors who have made truly outstanding contributions to the scientific literature due to their exceptional competence in publishing and writing”. Below […]
This forms the response that Taylor & Francis Group submitted to cOAlition S’s request for feedback on the Guidance on the Implementation of Plan S. We have addressed both questions posed by the cOAlition in their survey, and have also submitted a fuller response which addresses some of the challenges of Plan S as well as […]
Taylor & Francis are proud to be forming a new publishing partnership with the International Council of Museums (ICOM). From January 2019, Taylor & Francis will be publishing ICOM’s eminent peer-reviewed journal Museum International, a publication which supports the exchange […]
Taylor & Francis is delighted to announce the launch of the new and improved Editor Resources site. The online hub of content is packed with insights, information and resources to support the Taylor & Francis community of journal editors. The […]
Taylor & Francis Group and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Studies (CASSES) have formed a new collaboration to encourage greater Chinese representation within the international research community and increase the impact of social sciences research in China. The […]
A jointly established Research Lab will provide a grant to finance research projects on a specific annual topic, focusing on areas of key importance to the Chinese research community and providing an opportunity to drive significant change on issues most […]
The Association of Publishers in India, India’s leading trade organization for the publishing industry, has announced that Nitasha Devasar, Managing Director, Taylor & Francis India has been elected as President of their new Executive Committee. The Association of Publishers in India […]
Image: Alicia Cohen, Australasia Regional Sales Director at Taylor & Francis Books division with President of ACBA, Ana Gabiola. We are delighted to announce that the Higher Education Sales Team has won 2018 Tertiary Supplier of The Year Award from ACBA […]
The Charlesworth Group is delighted to announce that Dove Medical Press Ltd. has chosen to integrate its manuscript submission system into Charlesworth’s WeChat Gateway platform. The use of WeChat within the scientific community in China continues to grow and has […]
Taylor & Francis has extended its existing contract to continue to host, deliver, and market all of its research journals on Literatum, Atypon’s online publishing and website development platform. Taylor & Francis has been an Atypon client since 2009, using […]
Taylor & Francis is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG). From January 2019, Taylor & Francis will publish the society’s eminent bi-monthly journal Exploration Geophysics, and member magazine Preview. Exploration Geophysics […]
Taylor & Francis and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) have renewed their agreement granting open-access publication to Dutch universities for three years. As a result, Dutch corresponding authors will be entitled to publish their articles open access […]
From today, researchers who need editing and translation support will benefit from expanded services on Taylor & Francis website, tandfeditingservices.com. The new partnership between Taylor & Francis and global scholarly communications company Editage will see a host of improvements to […]
Taylor & Francis Group and Cambridge University Press join pilot project to test blockchain technologies applications to peer review. Taylor & Francis Group have joined the initiative, announced in March 2018, which focuses on the problems of research reproducibility, recognition […]
LSC Communications have embarked on a new partnership with international academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, a division of Informa plc. LSC will provide print, fulfillment and distribution services for Taylor & Francis Group’s published book products. According to Dave […]
Taylor & Francis and codeMantra announce today significant benefits for authors realized through the implementation of the Journals Communications Hub (JCH). The improvements enhance the author experience, bringing about an accelerated time-to-publication for one of the world’s leading research publishers. […]
Taylor & Francis Group today announces a new partnership with leading AI technology providers UNSILO to help enrich users’ online experiences. From February, users of taylorfrancis.com will be shown recommendations of additional relevant content based on what they are already reading. […]
Routledge, Taylor & Francis announces a new sponsored partnership of the Education Media Centre, which further enhances the effective communication of educational research to mainstream news outlets. The Education Media Centre is an independent charity established to improve public and […]
Taylor & Francis and the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) are delighted to announce the 2019 launch of a new Open Access journal – Political Research Exchange (PRX), which aims to offer researchers a dynamic platform for innovation, debate and exchange across all fields of political science.
Today Taylor & Francis introduces a suite of new data sharing policies to drive open scholarship forwards and help the research communities we work with achieve their goals.
Taylor & Francis and Code Ocean announce a new partnership that enables researchers to easily share and run code, making journal articles more robust.
Taylor & Francis announces the launch of a new open access journal which aims to revolutionize our understanding of the Earth’s systems.
From 2018, Taylor & Francis Group will publish the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament in partnership with the prestigious Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University.
Taylor & Francis Group and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) are pleased to announce their new publishing partnership beginning in 2018.
The Deputy Mayor of London was in Karachi this week as part of a regional tour organised by the Mayor’s International Business Programme, a £5 million scheme mentoring London’s leading tech start-ups. colwiz was accepted onto the programme in October this year and has joined the tour across Mumbai, Bangalore and Karachi.
Taylor & Francis Group and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) are pleased to announce their new publishing partnership from 2018.
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group is delighted to announce a new publishing partnership with The International Journal of Psychoanalysis.
Taylor & Francis, a leading publisher of specialist academic books and journals and part of Informa PLC, has completed a successful pilot of its Share More Easily program in partnership with ReadCube, a Digital Science technology company.
Taylor & Francis and the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) are pleased to announce their new publishing partnership from 2018.
Taylor & Francis have announced new partnerships with the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) and the Media Centre for Education Research Australia (MCERA).
Taylor & Francis Group and the American Society for Quality (ASQ) are pleased to announce the expansion of their publishing partnership in 2018.
Taylor & Francis Group, a leading publisher of specialist academic books and journals and part of Informa PLC, has acquired the Open Access (OA) publisher, Dove Medical Press. This acquisition signals Taylor & Francis Group’s ongoing commitment to developing both its Medical Journal and OA programs.
Taylor & Francis is now affiliated with the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS).
A new agreement between Taylor & Francis Group and the Center for Science Communication, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) will see content and metadata from Taylor & Francis’ fully Open Access journals deposited in the NSFC repository.
Taylor & Francis and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) are pleased to announce a new agreement enabling access for all 47 Australian and New Zealand universities to Taylor & Francis’s portfolio of more than 2,500 high-quality peer-reviewed journals from 2017-2019.
A new publishing agreement will see Taylor & Francis publishing and distributing NRPA’s Journal of Leisure Research (JLR) and SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies & Recreation Education, under its Routledge imprint.
Taylor & Francis Group and the Operational Research Society (OR) are pleased to announce their new partnership from 2018.
Taylor & Francis Group, a leading publisher of specialist academic books and journals and part of Informa PLC, welcomes Annie Callanan as its new CEO.
Taylor & Francis and Macat International are pleased to announce an agreement under which Taylor & Francis will undertake exclusive sales and distribution for the Macat Library in the English language.
Taylor & Francis and The Conversation Africa announce a new partnership to facilitate African researchers increasing public engagement with their work and expertise. By acting as Funding Partner, Taylor & Francis will work with The Conversation Africa to highlight essential African research and offer T&F authors, journal editors, and publishing partners closer links with the African news website.
Discovering the latest research is now even quicker and simpler thanks to several new updates to the Taylor & Francis Online journals platform. It is the first significant refresh to the platform since its relaunch in August 2016, with the Group continuing to incorporate customer feedback to improve the user experience for all.
Taylor & Francis Group, a leading publisher of specialist, upper-level academic books and journals, has acquired colwiz, an innovative, early stage digital research services firm, as part of its ongoing investment in technology and digital capabilities that support the use and discoverability of content.
A new partnership between Taylor & Francis and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Sciences Library, will ensure that all Taylor & Francis journals are evaluated and indexed on the CAS platform GoOA, providing greater access for Chinese researchers. The partnership will also bring further support to Chinese authors and editors through a series of training events.
(San Francisco, California) April 6, 2017 - There is fresh momentum in the scholarly publishing world to open up data on the citations that link research publications.
Taylor and Francis today announce a new trial with Publons, enabling peer review contributions to be instantly tracked, verified and showcased to allow peer review to get the recognition it deserves.
Taylor & Francis Group announced today it will be working with the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) to sponsor the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and its MSc teaching programme for a minimum of four years.
The 60th volume of Research-Technology Management, the award-winning journal of the Industrial Research Institute (IRI), begins 2017 with a themed issue “Innovation Management—The State of the Art”.
A study has found that fiscal policies introduced by governments in developing countries can have a significant effect on lowering harmful carbon emissions and help counties with fulfilling their commitments under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.
From 2017 onwards, Taylor & Francis will co-publish fifteen of Kamla-Raj Enterprises’ highly regarded journals.
The Max Planck Digital Library and Taylor & Francis Group have signed an agreement which enables researchers based in Max Planck institutes to publish open access in 2,390 journals.
Identifying the latest key journal articles and book titles has become even easier with the relaunch of the Taylor & Francis Newsroom. Featuring an easy to navigate page layout and a clean, modern design, essential research can be accessed with just one click.
Taylor & Francis Group and the Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML) are pleased to announce a new publishing partnership. Beginning with the 2017 Volume, Taylor & Francis will publish and distribute RCML’s highly regarded journal, Investigations in Mathematics Learning, under the Routledge imprint. In […]
Higher education staff and students value the ideal university student as a hard-working and punctual person, but not necessarily a genius The ‘ideal student’ – valued by both learners and university staff – is a punctual, organized, hard worker […]
A group of UK academics are calling for targets for mental health in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade. Published today in Journal of Mental Health researchers set out four overarching goals that will speed up […]
Examining human patients with rare brain damage, scientists found key areas of the brain thought to be needed for pain are not in fact necessary While fish lack certain regions of the brain typically associated in humans with processing […]
Older people who use cannabis to relieve or treat health problems are failing to discuss their substance use with doctors, according to research published in peer-reviewed The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. This is despite some using cannabis […]
New research by the University of New England’s Palaeoscience Research Centre suggests juvenile tyrannosaurs were slenderer and relatively faster for their body size compared to their multi-tonne parents. The research, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, analysed a collection […]
According to a 2017 UCLA study, students with ADHD make up about 6% of the college student population and represent the most common type of disability supported by college disability offices. But are these students receiving enough academic support from […]
New research from The University of Manchester has identified various ways in which UK higher education institutions are beginning to tackle emissions associated with business travel and catering. These are two substantial contributors to emissions in this sector, and difficult […]
“There is potential for substantial improvements” with fertility apps, with most failing to even offer accurate ovulation predictions Only 5% of accurate fertility apps contain professional advice or cite scientific literature and need “substantial improvement”, finds a new study […]
Dog bones dated between circa 4200 and 4000 BCE discovered A team of archaeologists in north-west the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has uncovered the earliest evidence of dog domestication by the region’s ancient inhabitants. The discovery came from one of […]
In this timely new book, which is dedicated to the global Black Lives Matter movement, leading scholars Kimberley Ducey and Joe R. Feagin examine Megan Markle’s entry and place within the British royal family. By questioning the long-held, but largely […]
People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study, which assessed people’s knowledge of the virus in the earliest stages of the pandemic. […]
Recommendations from three leading medical communication organizations aim to protect the integrity of published scientific and medical research The public could lose trust in science if scientific and medical researchers choose to bypass the traditional high standards of peer-reviewed […]
Study finds a new type of toxin seen to release from scum, which sits on ponds and lakes across the world A dangerous toxin has been witnessed – for the first time – releasing into the air from pond […]
Llukalkan aliocranianus could be as long as an elephant, had extremely powerful bites, very sharp teeth, and huge claws in their feet Superbly preserved braincase of this new species is an important find – it suggests there was a greater […]
Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists. Professor Kevin Munro and PhD researcher Ibrahim Almufarrij […]
Study taken throughout the pandemic shows those who feel government should be less controlling believe COVID-19 poses less risk, which in turn was associated with the adoption of fewer protective behaviours “A fearful population is not necessarily desirable… people […]
Study shows children are removed from normal lessons or playtime to plug gaps in their learning and be ‘fixed’ academically, ready for SATS A fear of poor SATs results is driving headteachers to separate pupils by ability despite the […]
Peer reviewed | observational study | people Almost 60% shown to experience a mental health issue during covid’s first wave, with no differences seen in different job roles and many suffering “very high rates of distress” Almost […]
New research, just published in the journal Ringing & Migration, has used state of the art tracking technology to investigate how one of Britain’s largest ducks, the Shelduck, interacts with offshore wind turbines during their migration across the North Sea. […]
A unique curved barrier has been designed by researchers at Imperial College London, who publish new findings in the peer-reviewed journal Cities & Health on how the structure can protect people from the damaging effects of air pollution. With […]
Drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration now shown ineffective – participants preferred a placebo An independent analysis of the medical trials which formed the final basis of approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
New research from The University of Manchester has identified various ways in which UK higher education institutions are beginning to tackle emissions associated with business travel and catering. These are two substantial contributors to emissions in this sector, and difficult […]
New study reports that early in the 2020 pandemic in the United States, one-third of cancer survivors worried about treatment and cancer care disruptions. Using a mixed methods approach, investigators utilized survivors’ own words to more deeply describe their experiences […]
One of the first academic studies to examine the working lives of disabled teachers in England has called for ‘urgent change’ after finding evidence of significant workplace discrimination and barriers to their career progression. The University of Cambridge research, published […]
Face mask distribution and their mandatory use corresponds with an accelerated reduction in viral transmission – up to 30,000 less cases Face masks likely played a role in reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy during the first half […]
Peer-reviewed / Systematic review / People Review of 57 studies shows people with asthma had a 14% lower risk of getting COVID-19 and were significantly less likely to be hospitalized with the virus A new study looking at […]
Monitored over four years, children who felt their parents were empathic were less likely to commit serious crime A new study of nearly 4,000 school children has found that youngsters who feel they have empathic support from their parents […]
No serious adverse events were observed during the study. No incidence of rabies disease or deaths were recorded throughout the 84-day study period Study results have been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for review A treatment, […]
In one of the very first studies investigating Earth and Environmental Science researchers and their attitudes towards research impact, 90% of respondents indicated that it was important they contribute to tackling real-world problems with their work or that they intended […]
51 countries, nearly half have no set-standards – and most teachers of Earth science are non-specialists National education standards for Earth science are not followed or are absent in more than half the countries covered by a new UNESCO […]
Multidisciplinary team of international experts suggests participants should receive a “substantial” amount, be paid ethically Healthy people volunteering to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, in order to help scientists better understand how to tackle the virus, should receive payment – […]
Students from lower socio-economic groups (SEG) are less likely to participate in sport or physical activity at university, research from Sheffield Hallam University has found. The main barriers affecting participation were found to be down to cost of being part […]
Students who are nostalgic are less likely to use marijuana or skip class Teenagers with happy childhood memories are likely to drink less, take fewer drugs and enjoy learning, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research […]
Pre-COVID survey results show declining job quality could be a factor in why teachers are leaving the profession Teachers are working harder than ever before and more than any other occupation, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed […]
Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, according to new research. This might explain why some people and not others eventually adopt spiritualist beliefs and engage in the practice of […]
A student infected with COVID-19 returning home from university for Christmas would, on average, have infected just less than one other household member with the virus, according to a new model devised by mathematicians at Cardiff University and published in […]
College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study which shows the striking danger of the first two weeks of school in particular. Looking at 30 campuses across the United […]
As UK parents prepare to homeschool again in lockdown, these US results suggest many parents were satisfied with their experience However, most parents felt their child did fall behind The remote learning experience of parents who had their children at […]
Experts say prohibition of drugs like cocaine unfairly targets Black communities Non-violent offenders serving time for drug use or possession should be freed immediately and their convictions erased, according to research published in the peer-reviewed The American Journal of […]
A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and reached at least 50 feet (15 meters) in length, gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans. […]
The bizarre features of this mammal have scientists perplexed as to how it could have evolved; “it bends and even breaks a lot of rules” Adalatherium is an important piece in a very large puzzle on early mammalian evolution in […]
Ahead of Saturday’s virtual summit on climate change, convened by Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, four former senior members of the United Nations Climate Change secretariat look back on what has been achieved in the 5 […]
Awareness of guidelines to prevent COVID-19 is high among young asthma sufferers but around a third do not comply with them, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Asthma. The results also reveal that a fifth of […]
Sexual health charity Brook has adopted these latest research findings in its teaching methods A new nuanced way of teaching young people about consent that is based on their real-life experiences helps them develop a better understanding of sexual rights […]
Study participants who regularly drank at harmful levels shown to consume six drinks per session, compared to two alcoholic beverages for those less regular binge drinkers Harmful drinking among adults increases the longer they spend at home in lockdown, according […]
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop. Researchers hope their test could be […]
Study suggests US states that offer private school choice through voucher programs and charter schools are seeing mental health benefits and decline in teenage suicide rates Allowing families to choose schools that are more suited to their children may […]
Scientists at Keele University and King’s College London have found that 64% of people would be likely to have a COVID-19 vaccination when one became available. The online survey of 1,500 UK adults also reported that 27% were unsure if […]
Researchers Find That Timing of Mass Extinctions Lines Up with Asteroid Impacts and Massive Volcanic Eruptions Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals—including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds—follow a cycle of about 27 million years, coinciding with previously reported mass extinctions […]
Peer-reviewed / Observational study / People The study on 11,000 non-critically ill hospital patients has led experts to call for mandatory blood glucose checks and treatment to reduce virus complications Abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and […]
Study Gives Insight to Tusk Evolution of the Marine Mammal Millions of years ago, in the warm Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, walrus species without tusks lived abundantly. But in a new study, Cal State Fullerton paleontologists […]
A new national survey, looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted young US adults’ loneliness, reveals “significant depressive symptoms” in 80% of participants. Over 1,000 Americans aged 18-35 took part in the online anonymous questionnaire, which also asked the […]
Findings suggest that Isaac Newton’s 17th-century masterpiece was more widely read In a story of lost and stolen books and scrupulous detective work across continents, a Caltech historian and his former student have unearthed previously uncounted copies of Isaac Newton’s […]
The early talk and communication that children experience when very young, though essential in preparing them for school, has no direct impact on their reading and writing skills by age 11, new research shows. The results of the study, by […]
Published in the prestigious Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir Series, these landmark findings of over 350 fossils, will become a reference point for the origin of the horse, rhino, and tapir New research published today in the Journal of […]
Peer-reviewed / Meta-analysis / People More than 1.2 million people in the US prevented facing death following a cancer diagnosis, between the year 2000 and 2016, thanks to ever improving treatment options – a large new national study shows. […]
Following the attacks in France, this new study out today shows terrorists are using the pandemic as an opportunity to grow stronger, and ISIS have shown interest in biological warfare The uncertainty and confusion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Teen-age boys exposed to pro-cannabis advertising and social media posts are more likely than female peers to associate marijuana use with improving sexual activity, new research from Washington State University published in the Journal of Sex Research suggests. Researchers found that […]
Five million years ago, dangerous carnivores – such as giant wolverines and otters, bears, sabertooth cats, and large hyaenids – prowled the West Coast of South Africa. Today we can confirm that, among them, fearlessly roamed a smaller relative of […]
Peer-reviewed / Observational Study / Animals Findings of a new 240 million-year-old species uncovered in China published in a new study today About 240 million years ago, when reptiles ruled the ocean, a small lizard-like predator floated near the bottom […]
Mental health problems such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression are common among healthcare staff during and immediately after pandemics – according to new research published in the European Journal of Psychotraumatology. University of East Anglia researchers investigated how […]
Policymakers face a dilemma over restarting lessons while protecting pupils from coronavirus US schools in poor districts with large non-white student populations are less likely to reopen fully this academic year, according to a major new study published in […]
Protective factors, such as support from friends, family, and the community, appeared to mitigate the negative impact of discrimination and stigma A University of Waikato study has found that transgender people who have experienced stigma, including harassment, violence, and […]
Results of an international study published today in Autophagy and led by researchers from Monash University, School of Biological Sciences, provides renewed hope for children suffering from a progressive and devastating muscle disease. Stephen Greenspan and Laura Zah were devastated […]
UCLA researchers say a blood test commonly used to detect fetal genetic abnormalities may help predict complications associated with pregnancy before symptoms develop. Their preliminary study, appearing in Epigenetics, links certain cell-free DNA signatures to adverse outcomes in pregnancy, including […]
86% of UK residents who tested positive for COVID-19 during lockdown did not have the specific virus symptoms (cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of taste/smell), finds a new study by UCL researchers. The authors say a more widespread testing programme […]
Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean, according to a major new report published by the peer-reviewed Journal of Operational Oceanography. Data from the European Union’s (EU) Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) […]
Cross-cultural study finds a strong inverse correlation between loneliness and wisdom Over the last few decades, there has been growing concern about loneliness across all ages, particularly in middle-aged and older adults. Loneliness, defined as feeling isolated or not having […]
The best way to communicate with parent smokers about the risks of secondhand smoke to their children is to use videos depicting the risks, as well as solutions to reduce those risks. Those were the findings of a study, published […]
Stunning Arnhem Land rock art images including three rare depictions of bilbies and a dugong have been described by researchers in a new paper in Australian Archaeology today. Led by Professor Paul Taçon, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Griffith University Chair in Rock Art Research, […]
Tobacco companies use covert marketing tactics and exploit loopholes in Australian tobacco control laws to promote their products despite current tobacco advertising bans, finds new research from University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW. To circumvent current tobacco advertising, promotion […]
Over half of male patients studied were found to have lower than their normal testosterone levels For the first time, data from a study with patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 suggest that the disease might deteriorate men’s testosterone levels. […]
A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic or megatooth shark, about 15 meters (50 feet) in length, is indeed anomalously large compared to body sizes of its relatives. Formally called Otodus megalodon, the fossil shark […]
Using phylogenetics, Prehistoric Museum curator Joshua Lively describes a new genus of mosasaur that roamed the oceans toward the end of the Age of Dinosaurs Some 92 to 66 million years ago, as the Age of Dinosaurs waned, giant […]
Ahead of Sexual Health Week 2020, which runs from September 14 – 20, please find some articles which have been hand-picked for potential usage in your stories. We have also produced an opinion piece, written by sexual health expert Dr Justin […]
Peer-reviewed / Experimental study / Animals Study shows cats are fighting off the virus with naturally developed antibodies – however they could be at risk of reinfection A newly published study looking at cats in Wuhan, where the […]
A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. The newly identified species belongs to the genus Phallocryptus of which only four species were previously known […]
Newly published research, in Bird Study, carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Scotland, shows that wintering waterbirds, such as ducks, geese, swans and wading birds can easily be scared into flight by drones. In recent years, drone […]
How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding a world champion often falls to talent scouts and involves years of hard work, but could it be as simple as a 35-second body […]
A new study, revisiting fossil specimens from the enormous crocodylian, Deinosuchus, has confirmed that the beast had teeth “the size of bananas”, capable to take down even the very largest of dinosaurs. And, it wasn’t alone! The research, published in the […]
Young people who are the first in their family to go to university are less likely to attend an elite institution and are more likely to drop out than those with graduate parents, according to new research led by the […]
Healthcare Digital Transformation HOW CONSUMERISM, TECHNOLOGY AND PANDEMIC ARE ACCELERATING THE FUTURE Survival of the Digitalist Dallas, TX, August 2, 2020– The future belongs to healthcare organizations and leaders who can digitally transform themselves. How do you enable and lead […]
A recent study with over 4,000 participants has found that both male and female students are at high risk of experiencing sexual harassment high schools, and that male students are more likely to experience six out of nine forms of […]
Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels – according to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis journal Biofuels. Experts from The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies […]
Paleontologists have described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology a large owl that killed medium-sized mammals with its feet and claws some 55 million years ago. “Today, owls kill with their beak,” says paleontologist Thierry Smith (RBINS), who participated to […]
Governments urgently need to understand public priorities before they roll out track and trace, according to new research published in the European Journal of Information Systems. One of the earliest studies to look at mass acceptance of tracing apps suggests […]
Work is complicated: It can be fulfilling and exciting, or disappointing and disruptive. We spend most of our adult lives at work; it shapes our identities and provides a context for our creativity and talents. It can be the source […]
This accessible book offers support and advice for women in heterosexual marriages who discover, or are coming to terms with, their lesbianism or bisexuality. It also offers guidance for the single lovers of married women. In sharing the author’s personal […]
Loan scheme means more BME graduates, in particular, progress onto studying for their master’s The introduction of a master’s degree loan scheme in England “substantially” broadened the socioeconomic class of people able to further their higher education. Those are […]
Archaeologists have made a remarkable find of the earliest known and earliest diverging oceanic dolphin (Delphinidae) ever discovered. Renderings of the cranium of the new species, was collected from an outcrop along the Usui River, in Japan. This new species […]
Results of a global survey of 1,375 adults aged at least 45 years old and living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in 11 countries have been published in COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.1 Findings indicate that COPD […]
Lord David Blunkett has argued that a lack of funding for the UK civil service, combined with a lack of trust for an “underfunded” local government prevented effective early track and trace systems being introduced in response to the COVID-19 […]
Peer reviewed | observational study | people Despite expecting to live longer, people in their 40s and 50s are likely to suffer more years of ill health than older generations now in their 60s and early 70s, according to […]
Education appears to protect older adults, especially women, against memory loss, according to a study by investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center, published in the journal Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. The results suggest that children – especially girls – who […]
Released on the 800th anniversary of the creation of Saint Thomas Becket’s shrine, stunning CGI reconstruction uses new evidence to show how it would have likely appeared The shrine of Saint Thomas Becket, the most important pilgrimage destination in […]
A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that people have more tolerance for wolves after seeing positive videos about them, which could make YouTube an important wolf conservation tool. “One of the cool things about these results is […]
A first of its type study, further research could help more consistent use of safer sexual practices Sexual consent for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), presents a unique challenge in comparison to those […]
Study could have important implications for interventions directed at addressing disadvantage in education The way a vast amount of schools are setup, with classes grouping children based on their ability, is severely affecting pupil’s self-confidence. This is according to a […]
Peer-reviewed / Systemic Review / People By further understanding personality traits, it is hoped the research could support those who experience sexual identity distress Men and women who identify as gay/lesbian or bisexual tend to show different personality […]
Is there a purpose to education? How do schools contribute to society? Using the twin lenses of Visible Learning and educational philosophy, these are among the many fascinating topics discussed in extended conversations between John Hattie and Steen Nepper Larsen. […]
