Remote collaborations deliver fewer scientific breakthroughs, says Oxford co-led research

Published on November 30, 2023

Remote teams are less likely to make breakthrough discoveries compared to those who work onsite, according to research published in Nature [29 Nov], led by the universities of Oxford and Pittsburgh into the international rise of remote collaborations among scientists and inventors.
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