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We Have to Save the Planet. So I'm Donating $1 Billion.
Swiss native Hansjörg Wyss will give $1 Billion over the next decade to help accelerate land and ocean conservation around the world.
It Needs to Look More Like Society
Scientists who team up with the public to conduct research need to do a better job of including all segments of society.
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted a program that each year allows hundreds of the nation’s best graduate students to work with experts in another country.
Billion-euro Quantum Flagship Hands out First Grants
Funding could help quantum technology gain commercial footholds in Europe.
ETH Zurich Starts Process to Dismiss Professor Accused of Bullying Students
ETH Zurich Starts Process to Dismiss Professor Accused of Bullying Students
Swiss university shut down astronomy institute last year where accused professor worked.
A Huge Database of Scientific Retractions is Live
The site shows more and more studies are being pulled from the scientific record.
Why Jupyter is Data Scientists' Computational Notebook of Choice
An improved architecture and enthusiastic user base are driving uptake of the open-source web tool.
ELife Backs Plaudit for Open Sharing of Research Recommendations
A collaboration between non-profits eLife, Flockademic and the Center for Open Science aims to make open endorsements of research content possible across platforms.
Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Good Practices in Mission-oriented Innovation Strategies and Their Implementation
Modern innovation policies should target in equal measure both economic competitiveness and societal progress. They should be informed by ambitious, overarching principles-based strategies that enable us to formulate specific political goals, or missions. We also need governance structures that allow for the agile, participatory and inclusive implementation of innovation policy measures. Presenting good examples of such strategies and structures, this study examines what these examples have to offer in terms of lessons learned.
OpenAIRE Becomes a Fully Fledged Organisation
OpenAIRE is happy to announce today the formation of its legal entity, OpenAIRE A.M.K.Ε., a non-profit partnership, to ensure a permanent presence and structure for a European-wide national policy and open scholarly communication infrastructure.
Rethinking Retractions
The largest-ever database of retracted articles suggests the burgeoning numbers reflect better oversight, not a crisis in science.
One Publisher, More Than 7000 Retractions
Thousands of abstracts of conference presentations, most by authors in China, were declared flawed.
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
The sudden, unexplained removal of a research paper on private equity firms buying dermatology practices has raised questions about corporate influence.
'An Adventure into the Unknown'
After almost two years, Switzerland’s first dedicated science crowdfunding platform has seen nearly 80% of projects meet their targets. But for its organisers and participants, success isn’t just measured in Swiss francs.
In My Post-Ph.D. Career, I'm Putting My Grad School Angst to Good Use
A job as a university research integrity officer turned out to be the perfect fit.
A Criterion for Research Quality?
A paper arguing that the uncritical pursuit of reproducibility as an overarching epistemic value is misleading and potentially damaging to scientific advancement.
The State of Open Data Report 2018
The State of Open Data 2018 looks at global attitudes towards open data. It includes survey results of researchers and a collection of articles from industry experts, as well as a foreword from Ross Wilkinson, Director, Global Strategy at Australian Research Data Commons.
Look How Far Precision Medicine Has Come
Skeptics say drugs based on genetic insights have underdelivered. But look carefully and they're everywhere.
Do Authors Comply when Funders Enforce Open Access to Research?
The first large-scale analysis of compliance with open-access rules reveals that up to one-third of articles are not free to read.
Leading Cancer-research Charity Takes Tough Stance on Bullying
Cancer Research UK will be able to revoke grants if researchers and institutions do not abide by its new behaviour policy.