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Mastery and Mentoring in Science: Type of Academic Mentors (‘Scientific Masters’) and its Meaning in Modern Science and Academic Education

EuroScientist — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:53:15 +0000

The ethos of a scholar, its influence on Academia and development of science, are subject of many studies in various disciplines. This article presents conclusions resulting from research on the role and functions of scientific masters in tourism research, which included outstanding researchers (professors) of this phenomenon from several countries around the world*. The studies indicated that the mentoring in science and the role of the so-called ‘academic masters’ or academic mentors still remains one of the most crucial fundaments of a widely understood ‘academia’. This is true even despite all the dynamic changes and in-depth reforms of modern systems of science and academic teaching, enhanced by, inter alia, new forms of communications and new forms of knowledge transfer in science. Analysis of the lives and careers of outstanding academics and the paths they took to arrive at their positions indicates that there is no way to teach a young researcher to be a mentor in science. Moreover, there are not even general principles for how to become an “ordinary” scholar, scientists. This surely comes from the fact that science is not an ordinary profession. However we might indicate a few basic attributes that potential academic mentors should have, including in particular: lavish scientific achievements, innovation in activity, creation of novel approaches and research methods, constructing new theories; extensive scientific contacts, also international, the ability to search for scientific talents among students and good cooperation with them, and high academic ethics. The studies helped to identify three basic types of … Continue reading Mastery and Mentoring in Science: Type of Academic Mentors (‘Scientific Masters’) and its Meaning in Modern Science and Academic Education →

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How to support children’s science learning?

EuroScientist — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:08:31 +0000

Children’s science learning is a vital part of their education and development. However, with the increasing pressures of everyday life, many children find it difficult to devote the time and energy necessary to learn science at a level that will benefit them in the future.

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The Female Euroscientist: Views from Eastern Europe

EuroScientist — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:37:58 +0000

During the month of International Women’s Day, Euroscientist is running a series of short articles looking at the state of women in research throughout Europe. Previous articles in this series looked at Northern, Southern, and Western Europe. This is the last in the series.

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THE BANALITY OF OUR EVIL

EuroScientist — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:28:00 +0000

Author: J. P. Linstroth Recently, the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was yet another senseless death of an African American in the hands of the police. Where five Black police officers from the Memphis Police Department beat to death the African-American, Nichols. But how may we place the murder through a more scientific inquiry, in other words, what may we state about the killing aside from the police acting in aberrant ways yet again in the United States. Perhaps we may characterize these excessive police actions as a type of violence which is a kind of “banal evil” after Hannah Arendt. By this I mean, a kind of mindless violence done within an institution. What are other examples of thoughtless engagements in evil acts from within institutions? There have been Hutu soldiers murdering during the Rwandan genocide and Guatemalan soldiers with their murderous campaigns against Guatemalan indigenous peoples during the Guatemalan genocide. And Pol Pot’s soldiers sowing landmines and torturing and executing people during the genocide in Cambodia. These are just a couple of modern examples of thoughtless engagements in evil acts within institutions aside from police wrongful deaths listed above. On the banality of evil, questions have been raised whether or not Hannah Arendt had been correct in her assessment of Adolf Eichmann’s banality in committing evil. That is, whether or not he was a mindless Nazi bureaucrat in his involvement in the Final Solution and in his partial responsibility for the death of more than six million Jews … Continue reading THE BANALITY OF OUR EVIL →

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5 essentials tips for Writing and Designing Scientific Publications

EuroScientist — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

What do you need to do to get your research paper published? As practice shows, doing a high-quality scientific publication is not enough. But if you listen to five essential tips for writing and designing such a paper, you will experience absolute pleasure from scientific work, save time and avoid many mistakes. So, the veil of mystery is opening.

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Science writing as a career path in 2023

EuroScientist — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:36:00 +0000

Science writing is an ever-evolving field that many people find increasingly fulfilling, engaging, and financially rewarding. With the constant stream of technological advancements, researchers are increasingly being asked to effectively communicate their findings to both industry professionals and the public.

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The Female Euroscientist: Views from Western Europe

EuroScientist — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 07:52:00 +0000

According to legend, in 1953 when Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helix structure of DNA they rushed to a local pub called The Eagle, telling locals that they had ‘found the secret to life.’ A blue plaque now commemorates the announcement. Unfortunately it is only recently that people have recognised just how crucial their colleague Rosalind Franklin’s research was to their discovery. She died before Watson, Crick and another colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962.

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The Female Euroscientist: Views from Northern Europe

EuroScientist — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:50:55 +0000

Look at any map of the countries with the most gender-equal societies, and you will often find northern Europe in some shade of dark green. Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden all rank in the top five in the World Economic Forum’s list of the world's most gender equal countries

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The Female Euroscientist: Views from Southern Europe

EuroScientist — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:16:52 +0000

In the lead up to International Women’s Day, Euroscientist is running a series of short articles looking at the state of women in research throughout Europe. The first in this series looks at Southern Europe.

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How Would National Survey on Academic Staff Satisfaction Drive Changes in Post-92 Universities? Assessment Based on the London Universities (4/4)

EuroScientist — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Part 4: Students Recruitment and leadership management By Dr Solomon Habtemariam Academic staff employment prospects and working conditions are highly influenced by student numbers. This is even more relevant to post-92 universities whose income mostly derive from students’ tuition fees. The percentage of income attributed to tuition fees and/or education contracts for the UK universities can be calculated from income/expenditure entry in the HESA 2020-21 data. For the top Russell Group HEIs in London such as the Royal Veterinary College, Imperial College, UCL, King’s College and QMUL, their share of income by teaching (in comparison to overall income) was 32.2%, 35.5%, 44.7%, 50.5% and 53.3% respectively. This varies by institutions such as LSE (63.5%), Brunel (65.6%), Birkbeck (68.3%), South Bank (70.2%), Goldsmith (75.2%), West London (76.3%), Greenwich (76.6%), Middlesex (77.6%), St Mary’s University Twickenham (77.9%), City (79.3%), Roehampton (79.9%), Westminster (83.2%), East London (83.3%), University of Arts (84.1%), London Business School (85.4%), London Met (85.5%), and University of Law (97.1%). As revealed by HESA, there has been a steady growth in the UK student population over the decade and this data for the last six years are graphically presented in Figure 1. On this basis, the UK HEIs may be perceived as places for profitable business where academic jobs are secured and staff satisfaction are dependent on other areas including salary and pay rise that are addressed in our previous publications (See part 1, part 2 and part 3). As shown below, however, the UK market-driven and/or league-based competitive HE … Continue reading How Would National Survey on Academic Staff Satisfaction Drive Changes in Post-92 Universities? Assessment Based on the London Universities (4/4) →

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