KNAW: no such thing as ‘self-plagiarism’

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Scientists should use their common sense when they cite or paraphrase themselves. That, in brief, is the advice of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science…

Vegetables more lucrative than rice

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Plant
Vietnamese farmers near Hanoi would do well to grow melons rather than…

Blog: A bubble squared

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Blog
Joshu Christian
Droevendaal is a pretty cool place with an interesting reputation. To a…

Blog: Dot-to-Dot

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Back in Maastricht, most people went for their diploma like a steamroller:…

Research in the slums

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The works
Who? Eva van Iwaarden, MSc student of Development and Rural InnovationWhat? Final…

Big shots on campus

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Background
The Chinese dairy giant Yili is the first foreign company to gain…

Minding your data

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Background
From 1 April it will be compulsory for all PhD students to…

Sustainability? Study human behaviour

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Background
We would all like to live a bit more sustainably. Waste less…

Lost property

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Specs, USB sticks, telephones, debit cards: students leave quite a trail of…

Blog: Thou shalt not acknowledge

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Blog
Joshu Christian
As an atheist, or rather an agnostic who tilts strongly towards atheism,…