Radical Rethink of UK's Excellence Frameworks is Needed
Merging metrics for the REF, KEF and TEF would free up time for academics to become researchers once again, says Robert MacIntosh.
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Strengthening the OA Publishing System Through Open Citations and Spatiotemporal Metadata
Strengthening the OA Publishing System Through Open Citations and Spatiotemporal Metadata
The BMBF project OPTIMETA aims to strengthen the Open Access publishing system by connecting open citations and spatiotemporal metadata from open access journals with openly accessible data sources.
ETH Zurich's Annual Report 2020
Which researchers excelled? What were the milestones in the development of our teaching? The annual report 2020 describes ETH's achievements and performance in a challenging year.
Florida Poised to Pass Bill Allowing Students to Record Classes
Florida is poised to pass a bill allowing students to record classes for personal use -- and to complain about professors who violate students' free expression.
New Zealand to Donate Vaccines for 800,000 to COVAX Vaccine Facility
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that it would donate COVID-19 vaccine for 800,000 people via the COVAX dose-sharing facility.
Scientists' Lanes and Headwinds
COVID-19 will be remembered for many things, including the pandemic that changed science communication, argues the Editor-in-Chief of Science journals.
National Academy May Eject Two Famous Scientists for Sexual Harassment
Astronomer Geoff Marcy and geneticist Francisco Ayala risk losing their spots in prestigious scientific institution.
When Your Journal Reads You
Renke Siems on user tracking on science publisher platforms, its implications for their individual users and ways to face this issue
A Self-Correcting Fallacy - Why Don't Researchers Correct Their Own Errors in the Scientific Record?
A Self-Correcting Fallacy - Why Don't Researchers Correct Their Own Errors in the Scientific Record?
Correcting mistakes and updating findings is often considered to be a key characteristic of scientific research. In practice, self-correction of published research is infrequent, difficult to achieve, and perceived to come with reputational costs.
Scientists Haven't Figured out Long Covid. Here Are 5 of Their Best Hypotheses.
From disturbing the gut microbiome to lingering in the brain, there are many ways the coronavirus might cause lasting symptoms.
Revealed: the Facebook Loophole That Lets World Leaders Deceive and Harass Their Citizens
Revealed: the Facebook Loophole That Lets World Leaders Deceive and Harass Their Citizens
A Guardian investigation exposes the breadth of state-backed manipulation of the platform.
Asthma Drug Brings Hope for COVID-19 Treatment
A steroid commonly used in asthma inhalers has the potential to prevent severe COVID-19 symptoms. It could treat the illness early on and help to reduce pressure on hospitals.
Adaptable Methods for Training in Research Data Management
The management of research data has become an essential aspect of good scientific practice. Education in research data management is, however, scarce.
Scientific Tweets: Why Less is More and when a Tweet is Perceived As Being Scientific
Scientific Tweets: Why Less is More and when a Tweet is Perceived As Being Scientific
Communication within the scientific community without twitter has become hard to imagine. It was only a matter of time, then, until someone started examining what makes a tweet scientific in itself. Dr Athanasios Mazarakis has examined this more closely and, in his guest article, reveals what he discovered when researching the scientific character of tweets.
We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We are Going to Say So
It’s time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed.
Open Science Factsheet: Practical Steps Towards Open and Reproducible Research
Open Science Factsheet: Practical Steps Towards Open and Reproducible Research
This factsheet is a result of the 57th online seminar "Practical Steps Towards Open and Reproducible Research" (10 February 2021), organised by the Helmholtz Open Science Office.
Why Researchers Created a Database of Half a Million Journal Editors
Why Researchers Created a Database of Half a Million Journal Editors
Tracking how factors such as biases and conflicts of interest creep into editorial boards requires better data.
How Junior Scientists Can Land a Seat at the Leadership Table
Early-career researchers bring energy, talent and diverse voices to leadership and advisory roles.
University of Toronto Researchers Accelerate Embrace of Open Science
Quickly sharing the genetic sequence of the new coronavirus in early 2020 made all the difference in the response to the pandemic.
Could the Pandemic Prompt an 'Epidemic of Loss' of Women in the Sciences?
Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point.
Research Proves It: There's No Such Thing As Noblesse Oblige
To understand how money affects politics, we need to understand how money affects psychology.
First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released In the Florida Keys
The EPA approved Oxitec's mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment.
Are You Confused by Scientific Jargon? So Are Scientists
Scientific papers containing lots of specialized terminology are less likely to be cited by other researchers.
The Replication Crisis Devastated Psychology. This Group is Looking to Rebuild It.
The Replication Crisis Devastated Psychology. This Group is Looking to Rebuild It.
The Psychological Science Accelerator could be the future of the field around the globe - if they can sustain it.
Investigating the Division of Scientific Labor Using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy
Investigating the Division of Scientific Labor Using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy
Paper analyzes how research contributions are divided across research teams, focusing on the association between division of labor and number of authors, and authors’ position and specific contributions by using the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT).
Understanding Chinese Science: New Scientometric Perspectives
This special issue covers a diversity of topics on Chinese science, ranging from scientometric analyses to studies of the Chinese science system and research assessment in China.
Biden Made a Promise to Scientists. He Can Still Keep It.
Researchers who receive federal help consistently fail to report their results to the public. The government should hold them accountable.
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