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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $2 Million to MedRxiv

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $2 Million to MedRxiv

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) partners with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Yale University, and BMJ to help scientists share health and clinical research faster.

March Deadline Confirmed for Submissions to REF 2021

March Deadline Confirmed for Submissions to REF 2021

Key decisions on the revised submission deadline and impact assessment period have been confirmed, following a recent survey gathering views from the higher education sector.

Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement Responsible and Fair Approaches for Research Assessment

Guidance for Research Organisations on How to Implement Responsible and Fair Approaches for Research Assessment

Information for Wellcome-funded organisations on how to implement responsible and fair approaches for research assessment that meet the expectations set out in Wellcome's open access policy 2021.

The Anatomy of A Decentralized Online Festival

The Anatomy of A Decentralized Online Festival

The Open Publishing Fest, held over two weeks in May 2020, was a great success with over 150 events from all over the world and a huge variety of topics. The fest really brought people together and injected some charm into the communities life at an otherwise bleak time. With this in mind here ar

Finding a Place for Open Infra Funding

Finding a Place for Open Infra Funding

As budgets tighten and the need for open resources swells, efforts to fund essential Open Science services remains critical, as claims the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS).

How - and When - Can the Coronavirus Vaccine Become a Reality?

How - and When - Can the Coronavirus Vaccine Become a Reality?

It is likely we'll eventually have a coronavirus vaccine - but perhaps not as quickly as some expect. From development, to clinical trials and distribution, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen explains the tremendous challenges that lie ahead.

Dark Matter Experiment Finds Unexplained Signal

Dark Matter Experiment Finds Unexplained Signal

Researchers say there are three possible explanations for the anomalous data. One is mundane. Two would revolutionize physics.

Reopening Plans and the Future of Open Scholarship: A Call for Participation

Reopening Plans and the Future of Open Scholarship: A Call for Participation

Over the last few months we've been in conversation with colleagues in higher education about what they see as the challenges that lie ahead as they weigh reopening plans and longer term effects of the global pandemic. Starting June 29th, we will be launching our first research effort to support institutional decision-making in research and scholarship.

University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher

University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher

The University of California today (June 16) announced a transformative open access publishing agreement that will make more of the University's research freely and immediately available to individuals and researchers across the globe.

What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Preprints? Share Your Views

What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Preprints? Share Your Views

While the use of preprints has increased over the last years, preprint awareness and attitudes vary widely across research communities and among stakeholders in research communication.

Coronavirus Breakthrough: Dexamethasone is First Drug Shown to Save Lives

Coronavirus Breakthrough: Dexamethasone is First Drug Shown to Save Lives

In a large trial, a cheap and widely available steroid cut deaths by one-third among patients critically ill with COVID-19.

Universities Step Up the Fight for Open-Access Research

Universities Step Up the Fight for Open-Access Research

Today's deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals.

Yale Astronomers Questioned Systemic Racism Because They Hired One Black Employee 35 Years Ago, Emails Show

Yale Astronomers Questioned Systemic Racism Because They Hired One Black Employee 35 Years Ago, Emails Show

"Deeply entrenched systemic racism exists in every sector of our society, including at Yale and in this department," a group of undergraduates wrote in response.

Scientists Say Most Likely Number of Contactable Alien Civilisations is 36

Scientists Say Most Likely Number of Contactable Alien Civilisations is 36

New calculations come up with estimate for worlds capable of communicating with others.

Outbreaks, Break-outs and Break-times: Creating Caring Online Workshops

Outbreaks, Break-outs and Break-times: Creating Caring Online Workshops

How can online workshops be productive, engaging, caring and fun? How can researchers creatively adapt to a 'virtual normal' and develop caring and co-operative ways of working.

How 'overreaction' Made Vietnam a Virus Success

How 'overreaction' Made Vietnam a Virus Success

Vietnam chose to prevent rather than fight Covid-19, a strategy which means it has had no virus deaths.

Covid-19 Can Damage Lungs of Victims Beyond Recognition, Expert Says

Covid-19 Can Damage Lungs of Victims Beyond Recognition, Expert Says

Organs of some who die after over a month in hospital sustain 'complete disruption', peers told.

A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington's Rank and File

A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington's Rank and File

Efforts to block research on climate change don't just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them.