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MCI – Online Course in Research Methodology

MCI – Online Course in Research Methodology

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We recently learned that the MCI had made it mandatory for PG students and faculty to complete an online course - Basic course in Research Methodology. From what I checked and understood, the course is of eight weeks duration and students can take a little longer to complete it. They do need to complete it within certain stages of their PG duration. I checked the section "Literature Review". It is a half hour session. The session explains why one must do a literature review. It mentions some sources they must search. There is a short explanation about the use of…
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ChemRxiv – a Preprint Archive

ChemRxiv – a Preprint Archive

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ChemRxiv (pronounced 'chem-archive') is a free archive. One can search this archive to retrieve research on various categories of Chemistry research - including the areas of interest to health professionals. It also serves as a repository where one can submit,unpublished preprints in chemistry and related areas. https://chemrxiv.org/ Any preprint archive allows researchers to share results with colleagues in the same field, for the purpose of discussion and receiving comments. This not only helps he research move on in better directions, but also helps researchers get comments before they submit the paper for publication in a journal. Most importantly it establishes…
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Refreshed after a vacation

Refreshed after a vacation

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I was on vacation from the 12th of June till the 17th of July. I had a lovely holiday filled with lots of walking and sight seeing (and some working of course - that is almost unavoidable). But once I was back, it took me a little over ten days to get back into the groove, partially due to the exhaustion of a hectic vacation. For a leader of an organization this can be a source of intense discomfort. Especially when the organization is small, very often scrounging for funds and now in a stage where we see big growth...…
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