# \#independent-scientists

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## [Reforming Federal Science Policy](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/reforming-federal-science-policy/2164)

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**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/reforming-federal-science-policy/2164 "2024-08-23T11:57:43Z")

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The following event may be of interest:

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## [Do IGDORE or other communities have a presence in India?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/do-igdore-or-other-communities-have-a-presence-in-india/1990)

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**Author:** [@pcb.astro](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/pcb.astro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/do-igdore-or-other-communities-have-a-presence-in-india/1990 "2023-11-02T10:39:22Z")

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Hi all, I am Pankaj Bhambhani from India. I recently got interested in being an independent researcher after finishing my MSc in Astrophysics. It has been very exciting to learn about the communities out there (IGDORE, …

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## [NCIS GUIDE FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS Ed. Amanda Haste, Linda Baines and Helen Ross](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/ncis-guide-for-independent-scholars-ed-amanda-haste-linda-baines-and-helen-ross/1837)

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**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/ncis-guide-for-independent-scholars-ed-amanda-haste-linda-baines-and-helen-ross/1837 "2023-03-29T11:19:10Z")

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I just attended an NCIS webinar where Helen Ross gave a fascinating presentation on her own experiences, and we had a fantastic discussion afterwards. I had not realised that NCIS had such a strong British core as their …

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## [What is new academia?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/what-is-new-academia/87)

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**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/what-is-new-academia/87 "2019-04-01T08:06:16Z")

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I wrote this post a while ago: From the post: Scientific work is not exclusively done at universities. Science is also practised by independent scholars all around the world, with or without a formal doctorate degre…