The Guardian View on Statistics in Sciences: Gaming the (un)known | Editorial
Statisticians are calling on their profession to abandon one of its most treasured markers of significance. But what could replace it?
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A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
Hayley Teasdale argues that PhD studies are an ideal time for developing your research communication and impact skills and growing your entrepreneurial and organizational capabilities.
Standing Up To Be A Force Of Change: Q&A with Joe Lucia of Temple University - SPARC
Scholarly Communication in Sociology
An introduction to scholarly communication for sociology, intended to help sociologists in their careers, while advancing an inclusive, open, equitable, and sustainable scholarly knowledge ecosystem.
Combating Plagiarism: Apograf + Unicheck
One of the latest creations to emerge from the Research Institute's lab, Apograf is an interactive platform that houses an extensive collection of scientific publications and is building a mechanism for incentivising peer review.
As Elsevier Falters, Wiley Succeeds in Open-Access Deal Making
The divergent strategies of scholarly publishers to forge licensing agreements with libraries are yielding different results.
Emerging Trends in the Academic Publishing Lifecycle
The academic publication lifecycle has undergone radical changes over the past several years. These changes have a significant impact on how scholarship will be written, published, promoted, and read in the future.
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
To Gather Insights into Open Rewards and Incentives, Survey Targets 200 European Funders
This week, SPARC Europe, in consultation with ALLEA, The European Foundation Centre (EFC) and Science Europe, sent surveys to almost 200 funding bodies throughout Europe.
Top US Institutes Still Aren't Reporting Clinical-Trial Results on Time
US law requires researchers to post study findings on a public registry within a year of completion - or face heavy fines.
Scientists Among Thousands Marching to Demand Say on Brexit
Hundreds of thousands of people protested in London to push for a say on the terms of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
Serbia Joins CERN As Its 23rd Member State
Today, CERN welcomes Serbia as its 23rd Member State, following receipt of formal notification from UNESCO that Serbia has acceded to the CERN Convention.
It's Time to Talk About Ditching Statistical Significance
Looking beyond a much used and abused measure would make science harder, but better.
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Academic Travel Culture is Not Only Bad for the Planet, It is Also Bad for the Diversity and Equity of Research
Financial and social burdens of academic travel add an additional barrier to participation in research. If academia wants to address issues of diversity and equity in research, it must first acknowledge the effects of academic travel culture.
Distributed Organisations for Collaborative Research
This essay proposes how distributed Web technologies are poised to enable an entirely new way of communication and cooperation among scientist and citizens.
WHO Advisers Call for Registry of Studies on Human Genome Editing
The committee did not, however, explicitly recommend a moratorium on germline editing for reproduction, an issue that has divided genome editing experts.
An Interview With the Plan S Implementation Committee's David Sweeney
'My question for those who say it's too tight a time scale,' says Plan S task force co-chair David Sweeney, 'is how long do you want?'
#DontLeaveItToGoogle: How Open Infrastructures Enable Continuous Innovation in the Research Workflow
#DontLeaveItToGoogle: How Open Infrastructures Enable Continuous Innovation in the Research Workflow
Closed and proprietary infrastructures limit the accessibility of research, often putting paywalls in front of scientific knowledge. But they also severely limit reuse, preventing other tools from building on top of their software, data, and content. The presentation demonstrates how open infrastructures can help us move beyond this issue and create an ecosystem that is community-driven and community-owned.
OSI Brief: Deceptive Publishing
Deceptive publishing (aka predatory publishing) has been a growing problem for years now. What do we know about it? How should we respond?
Open Letter from History Journal Editors in Response to Consultation on Plan S
Open Letter from History Journal Editors in Response to Consultation on Plan S
Concerns about some key aspects of Plan S and about their workability in practice, particularly within the landscape of the Humanities, are presented, along with a call for closer consideration of the differential impacts and possible unintended consequences of the ambitious plans laid out in the Guidance document.
Horizon Europe Will Connect the Public to European Science - Carlos Moedas
The next European science and research funding programme, known as Horizon Europe, is designed to connect people with the achievements financed by their tax money, and to fix problems with innovation funding, according to Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation.
ELife Ambassadors: An Invitation to Take Part in 2019
The eLife Early-Career Advisory Group open applications for researchers who wish to join the second edition of the community advocacy programme.
5 Million Hypothesis Annotations
Hypothesis has reached a remarkable new milestone: five million annotations.
People Are Becoming Increasingly Skeptical of Science
According to 3M's State of Science Index, 45% of people said they only believe science that aligns with their personal beliefs.
Science Should Be More Helpful to New Parents
We need paid leave so young researchers can start families without abandoning STEM careers.
The Library is the Brand
Libraries provide vital digital services to their host institutions. If these services carry clear library identity branding, it strengthens the library's position in the university and enables it to secure the budget and political capital necessary to do its work.
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