Coronavirus Coverage and the Silencing of Female Expertise
With male voices dominating the pandemic narrative, female scientists are lamenting the loss of diverse perspectives.
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Opinion | The Gaps Between White and Black America, in Charts
Racism is at the heart of the United States' inequality.
Mathematicians Urge Colleagues to Boycott Police Work in Wake of Killings
More than 1,400 researchers have signed a letter calling on the discipline to stop working on predictive-policing algorithms and other models.
What Black Scientists Want from Colleagues and Their Institutions
Frustrated and exhausted by systemic racism in the science community, Black researchers outline steps for action.
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
To Survive in a Post-pandemic World, Colleges Must Rethink Their Value Proposition Now
College leaders seeking to survive and thrive in a post-pandemic environment have no choice but to reassess and redefine their value proposition, argue professors.
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Administrators Who Say They Support Diversity and Inclusion Aren't Reaching out Enough to Black Colleagues Now
Why aren't more administrators who say they support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives reaching out to their black colleagues now?
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.
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 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
Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal
Scientists Take Aim at Another Coronavirus Study in a Major Journal
A report on masks relied on unfounded assumptions, researchers charged, and the authors were permitted to choose their own reviewers.
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).
Coming out of Lockdown is Harder Than Going in
The president of Switzerland's top-ranked university says his institution is tentatively getting back to speed after the coronavirus lockdown - but that this is harder than anticipated.
Peer Review Should Be an Honest, but Collegial, Conversation
Nature asked authors and editors for advice on how to improve peer-review communication.
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.
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.
We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.
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
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
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
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
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