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   Eilika Weber-Ban and Eleftheria Zeggini elected members of EMBO

   21.06.21 | The AcademiaNet members were recognised for their outstanding achievements in protein degradation studies and big data genomics, respectively.

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   Małgorzata Kossowska: ‘Democracy needs people to be well-informed’

   10.06.21 | In a world fighting a deadly pandemic, acceptance of scientific truth couldn’t get more important. We spoke to psychologist Prof Małgorzata Kossowska about knowledge resistance, trust in experts and how the white, male scientific advisors influence scientist stereotypes.

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   Rebecca Kilner has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society

   07.06.21 | The Cambridge biologist was chosen for her work on how social behaviour drives evolutionary change.

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   Gemma Solomon wins EliteForsk Prize 2021

   27.05.21 | She received the prize for her outstanding work on chemical charge and heat transport in molecules.

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   Roshan Cools, Dorothea Hilhorst, and Hilde de Weerdt each secure funding from the NWO Open Competition

   20.05.21 | The money will be used to research the possible cognition-enhancing effects of dopamine pills, transactional sex during humanitarian crises, and the development of Chinese infrastructure.

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   Eva Boxenbaum awarded the EliteForsk Prize 2021

   12.05.21 | The professor was honoured for her outstanding work on institutional innovation and organisational change.

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   Verena Rieser: ‘A lot of voice assistants with female personas are deliberately submissive’

   06.05.21 | How do you design a helpful robot that doesn’t accept verbal abuse? AcademiaNet met computer scientist, Prof Verena Rieser, for a chat about gendered voice assistants, AI for the common good and how to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on women’s careers.

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   Veerle Cnudde secures prestigious €1.5 million Vici grant from NWO

   26.04.21 | The funds will go towards a project on bioprotection of stone using bacteria.

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   Rubina Raja to publish book series on women of the past

   22.04.21 | The classical archaeologist will act as editor on the series which will explore the lives of women throughout history.

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    Manami Sasaki part of new stellar X-ray Research Unit eRO-STEP funded by DFG

    15.04.21 | The astronomer will use a satellite x-ray telescope to study the final stages in the lives of stars.

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