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Interdisciplinary collaborations between scientific researchers and artists can often be one dimensional, with artists simply illustrating scientific findings.
News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.
With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.
Virtual meetings are becoming the norm under COVID-19 and winning over many researchers: part 3 in a series on science after the pandemic.
It's not only about what's happening right now. Things need to change for good.
High-level politician suggests academy deserves retribution for publishing unwelcome COVID-19 estimates.
We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will explore recent steps to increase efficiency and speed in the publication of COVID-19 research (Wednesday 24th June 2020, 4.00 pm Central European Time).
Learned societies face many new challenges in the face of a pandemic.
The platform evaluates these journals’ peer-review procedures and invites journal editors to provide such information for inclusion in the database.
The push for rapid and open publishing could take off - although financial pressures lie ahead: part 4 in a series on science after the pandemic.
England is abandoning lockdown and possibly hope of containing a second wave of covid-19.
The CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science highlights the importance of leadership in the face of the current social unrest.
Communicate your support for #BlackLivesMatter: Dos, don'ts, and resources.
In an interview, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases expressed optimism on some fronts, and concern on others.
How virtual classrooms and dire finances could alter academia: the first chapter in a week-long series on science after the pandemic.
Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.
Easy-to-understand comic explains how rigorous science is peer-reviewed and published. Hint: it's not via YouTube.
Postdoctoral researchers play a crucial role in many research groups, serving as mentors, teachers, and leaders as they develop their skills and prepare for scientific careers. However, the coronavirus disease crisis has put funding and support for postdoc positions at risk, threatening to upend the career paths available to these junior scientists.
How can repositories contribute to their FAIR share? A Virtual workshop on June 1st about Equity and democratization of knowledge.
More than 120 researchers and medical professionals from around the world have written an open letter to the editor of the Lancet raising serious concerns about a large and widely publicised global study that prompted the World Health Organisation to halt several Covid-19 clinical trials.
Early analyses suggest that female academics are posting fewer preprints and starting fewer research projects than their male peers.
Senior Anthropology professors Theodore C. Bestor, Gary Urton, and John L. Comaroff have weathered allegations of sexual harassment, including some leveled by students. But affiliates said gender issues in the department stretch beyond them.
A platform to analyze the relationship between the evolution of the COVID-19 epidemic and the information dynamics on social media.
Possibly the only thing spreading faster than COVID-19 is the pseudoscience about COVID-19.
The testing project is proving to be a national model, because of the challenges the organizers overcame and what it showed about the spread of Covid-19.
Data sharing has not changed, but the pandemic highlights not only how important data sharing is (like other crises have, for instance, the climate crisis) but how it spotlights larger issues in our data sharing social and technical infrastructure.
