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The 7th International Conference on Computational Modelling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures (CFRAC) took place from 21. to 23. June 2023 in the beautiful city of Prague. FRASCAL organized a mini-symposium "Connecting scales and disciplines to model fracture" at CFRAC comprisin...

FRASCAL project focuses on what holds matter together at its core. Material fractures in planes, ships or trains can lead to catastrophes and cost lives - for example, the ICE train accident in Eschede 25 years ago was triggered by the fracture of a wheel tyre. In 13 projects, the Research Training ...

How many unconscious biases prevail in academia? Too many, according to the inclusive leadership expert, Dr. Iris Wangermann. Female-authored papers tend to be cited less frequently than male-authored papers. Further, the ease with which one's family name is pronounced can have an impact on whether ...