Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Funding Agency's Reviewers Were Biased Against Scientists with Novel Ideas
Study of Swiss agency is among the first to examine how proposals by unorthodox scientists fared.
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Human Species Who Lived 500,000 Years Ago Named As Homo Bodoensis
Species was direct ancestor of early humans in Africa and discovery has led to reassessment of epoch
COP26 Climate Summit: A Scientists' Guide to a Momentous Meeting
Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what's on the line.
Gender Monitoring: How Women Fare in SNSF Project Funding
The Swiss research landscape suffers from a chronic underrepresentation of women. This can also be seen in the share of women applying for funding at the SNSF. But how did this share evolve over time? And have women been less successful to raise funds?
Mapping the Impact of Papers on Various Status Groups in Excellencemapping.net: a New Release of the Excellence Mapping Tool
Mapping the Impact of Papers on Various Status Groups in Excellencemapping.net: a New Release of the Excellence Mapping Tool
In over five years, Bornmann, Stefaner, de Moya Anegon, and Mutz (2014b) and Bornmann, Stefaner, de Moya Anegón, and Mutz (2014c, 2015) have published several releases of the www.excellencemapping.net tool revealing (clusters of) excellent institutions worldwide based on citation data. With the new release, a completely revised tool has been published. It is not only based on citation data (bibliometrics), but also Mendeley data (altmetrics). Thus, the institutional impact measurement of the tool has been expanded by focusing on additional status groups besides researchers such as students and librarians. Furthermore, the visualization of the data has been completely updated by improving the operability for the user and including new features such as institutional profile pages. In this paper, we describe the datasets for the current excellencemapping.net tool and the indicators applied. Furthermore, the underlying statistics for the tool and the use of the web application are explained.
Predatory Publishers' Latest Scam: Bootlegged and Rebranded Papers
To thwart publishing rackets that undermine scholars and scholarly publishing, legitimate journals should show their workings.
Maria Leptin Takes Up Post As Head of ERC
The new president of the European Research Council (ERC) wants to see the budget doubled to increase its ability to fund excellent science and says the agency must remain independent.
World's Chief Scientists Urge Cop26 Attendees to Step Up Low-Carbon Policies
Signatories include scientists from US, EU, India and African and South American countries.
Some Perspectives on Disability Disclosure in the Publishing Industry
Today's post is looking at the experiences of people with disabilities in scholarly publishing.
Why Hundreds of Scientists Are Weighing in on a High-Stakes US Abortion Case
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many.
Application Profile for Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans
This paper presents the application profile for machine-actionable data management plans that allows information from traditional data management plans to be expressed in a machine-actionable way.
Reply to the Comment by Heyard Et Al. Titled "Imaginary Carrot or Effective Fertiliser? A Rejoinder on Funding and Productivity" - Scientometrics
Reply to the Comment by Heyard Et Al. Titled "Imaginary Carrot or Effective Fertiliser? A Rejoinder on Funding and Productivity" - Scientometrics
Actions on Retractions: An Interview with Jodi Schneider
In today's post, Alice Meadows interviews Jodi Schneider of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign about the work she's leading to reduce the inadvertent spread of retracted research.
Academia's Ableist Mindset Needs to Change
Four junior researchers with disabilities describe their career experiences to date, and how colleagues can act as allies.
One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science
A new history of the race to decipher DNA reveals Shakespearean plots of scheming.
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
Minister 'quite concerned' about delay to finalising UK's participation in €80bn Horizon Europe scheme
The Shifting Sands of 'gain-of-function' Research
The mystery of COVID's origins has reignited a contentious debate about potentially risky studies and the fuzzy terminology that describes them.
The World Was Woefully Unprepared for a Pandemic. Let's Be Ready for the Next One
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is calling for a coherent action plan to counter future health emergencies
The Secret Lives of Cells - As Never Seen Before
Cutting-edge microscopy techniques are allowing researchers to spy on the innards of cells in all their crowded glory.
COVID Vaccines for Kids Are Coming
Kids under 12 years generally can't get a COVID vaccine. US authorities will rule on emergency approval for the BioNTech-Pfizer jab for 5- to 11-year-olds.
Tips for Collaborating with Scientists, from a Philosopher
Make language inclusive and agree on your aims in advance.
Astronomers Spot First Possible Exoplanet Outside Our Galaxy
Saturn-sized planet candidate has been identified in Whirlpool Galaxy 28m light years away
Infertility and the Leaky Pipeline
Difficulty in conceiving a baby should not be allowed to wreck a woman’s scientific career
Mexico's Scientific Community Is Facing Unprecedented Threats From the Government
Scientists around the world fear the Mexican government is trying to send a message to those who would dare question it.
Opinion | The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Leaf Blowers
Nearly everything about how Americans "care" for their lawns is deadly, but these machines exist in a category of environmental hell all their own.
Challenges to Democracy in Europe: Insights Into a Complex and Turbulent Political Climate
Challenges to Democracy in Europe: Insights Into a Complex and Turbulent Political Climate
Results from some of the innovative EU-funded research that help us to better understand the major political issues of the day and provide recommendations for policymakers, citizens and other organisations to better respond to the threats facing European democracy.
Special Topics Issue on Intersectional Science Policy
These articles raise awareness of science policy topics that directly affect marginalized scientists and communities, and provides possible solutions by which to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in science policy as laid out by the next generation of leaders in the field.
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