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Daily Archives: 12 February 2012
Interpreting Reference Letters–Lost in Translation?
As a principal investigator, or PI, one of the tasks that I am consistently faced with is “interpretation.” How so? Well obviously, my job revolves around interpreting data and trying to understand if experiments done by my students and co-workers … Continue reading
Posted in cultural differences, education, interpretation, recommendation letter, Research, science
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An Open Letter to Elsevier
Since the beginning of the argument with Elsevier over their support of the Research Works Act (RWA) in the US and the announcement of the boycott of the publisher, I have been keen to stimulate dialogue. Elsevier seems to be interested … Continue reading
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