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Conference season…done!

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conference presentation

It’s been a pretty hectic few weeks attending and presenting at a wide range of conferences, some virtual and some in real life. What I have really taken from these events is how much I miss in-person presentations. The very subtle cues that people give off when you are speaking make the experience so much […]

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Impact factor: academic quality or academic snobbery?

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Twitter screenshot - retracting article due to decreased impact factor

I stumbled across a tweet over the weekend that prompted me to write this blog article. As shown in the image, the author has withdrawn an article they wrote because the journal’s impact factor has fallen, which got me thinking: Why are academics so obsessed with impact factors? Firstly, what is impact factor? Impact factor […]

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Office for Students Report

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Gravity assist cover

#DryLabsRealScience was featured in the new OfS publication Gravity assist: propelling higher education towards a brighter future (opens in new tab). “In practice-based subjects we also heard that some providers have been surprised by the amount that could be delivered in a digital environment, particularly where this relates to theory, which can then be followed […]

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