How to Address the Coronavirus's Outsized Toll on People of Colour
US scientists say that better data, testing and hospital preparedness are key to erasing inequalities - and to defeating the pandemic overall.
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Data Sharing in the Current Crisis
Data sharing and COVID-19- the pandemic is changing the way scientists work and talk to each other. The Early Career Researchers advisory board at Wellcome Open Research discuss how COVID-19 is changing science.
How to Talk About Freedom During a Pandemic
Anti-stay-at-home protesters aren't the only ones with an argument based on individual rights on their side.
Vaccine Experts Say Moderna's Covid-19 Data Leave Big Questions
While Moderna blitzed the media, it revealed very little information - and most of what it did disclose were words, not data.
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier Initiate World's First National Open Science Partnership
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier Initiate World's First National Open Science Partnership
VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions.
Cambridge Lectures to Be Online-only in 2020-21
There will be no face-to-face lectures in the next academic year due to coronavirus, the university says.
Dicke Luft Im Restaurant: Wie Covid-19-Tröpfchen in Innenräumen Zur Gefahr Werden - DER SPIEGEL - Wissenschaft
Dicke Luft Im Restaurant: Wie Covid-19-Tröpfchen in Innenräumen Zur Gefahr Werden - DER SPIEGEL - Wissenschaft
Durch winzige Schwebeteilchen stecken sich in geschlossenen Räumen mehr Menschen mit Covid-19 an als bislang angenommen, vermuten US-Forscher. Das könnte auch Folgen für Restaurants und Cafés haben.
Llama Antibodies Could Help Fight Coronavirus, Study Finds
Researchers hope llama antibodies could help protect humans who have not been infected.
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers
Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers
Science journals will have to disclose the costs of publishing articles by July 2022 in order for them to be paid for by a coalition of research funders pushing for open access.
Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Generates Immune Response, Early Data Show
The immune response is similar to the response seen in people who have been infected by the virus, known as SARS-CoV-2, and recovered.
SNSF Data Portal - SNSF Key Figures and COVID-19 Project Registry
The Swiss National Science Foundation's new Data Portal presents interactive key figures about research grant funding activity. In addition, its COVID-19 project registry provides information about Swiss research projects seeking answers to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Decline of Women's Research Production During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Decline of Women's Research Production During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Preprints analysis suggests a disproportionate impact on early career researchers.
Reaching out: science communication in times of pandemic
Reaching out: science communication in times of pandemic
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, science is crucial to inform public policy. At the same time, mistrust of scientists and misinformation about scientific facts are rampant. Six scientists, actively involved in outreach, reflect on how to build a better understanding and trust of science.
COAlition S Announces Price Transparency Requirements | Plan S
From July 2022 only publishers who adhere to the newly approved Plan S price transparency frameworks will be eligible to access funds from cOAlition S members.
Empathy and Grit - Not Just Publication Records - Should Be Considered in Researcher Assessment
Empathy and Grit - Not Just Publication Records - Should Be Considered in Researcher Assessment
Critics of current methods for evaluating researchers’ work say a system that relies on bibliometric parameters favours a ‘quantity over quality’ approach, and undervalues achievements such as social impact and leadership.
Women in Science Are Battling Both Covid-19 and the Patriarchy
The pandemic has worsened longstanding sexist and racist inequalities in science pushing many of us to say 'I'm done', write 35 female scientists
An Epidemic of False Claims
Competition and conflicts of interest distort too many medical findings
Weekend Reads: Retracted COVID-19 Papers; a Coronavirus Study Kept Under Wraps; Harvard and Jeffrey Epstein
Weekend Reads: Retracted COVID-19 Papers; a Coronavirus Study Kept Under Wraps; Harvard and Jeffrey Epstein
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Colleges Are Deluding Themselves
Institutions are letting their financial and reputational worries cloud their judgment about when they can safely reopen.
From Black Death to Fatal Flu, Past Pandemics Show Why People on the Margins Suffer Most
From Black Death to Fatal Flu, Past Pandemics Show Why People on the Margins Suffer Most
Inequality made historical pandemics 'worse than they had to be'.
Survey Launches to Better Scope Open Infrastructure in Europe
Survey Launches to Better Scope Open Infrastructure in Europe
In collaboration with SPARC Europe, a survey to map Open Access (OA) and Open Science (OS) infrastructure across Europe was launched. The aim is to establish a core understanding of Europe's current field of Open resources and gain insight into their usage, durability, and adherence to core open principles and standards.
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser to Join UK Research and Innovation As New Chief Executive
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has announced that Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS will join UK Research and Innovation as its new Chief Executive. She will succeed Sir Mark Walport who announced in September last year that he would retire in 2020. Professor Leyser will start her new role on Monday June 29.
Ensuring the Pandemic Doesn't Negatively Impact Women in STEM, Especially Those of Color
Ensuring the Pandemic Doesn't Negatively Impact Women in STEM, Especially Those of Color
The pandemic will negatively impact the careers of women in STEM, particularly those of color, and failure to respond could jeopardize years of progress toward faculty equity.
Anti-Vaccine Movement Could Undermine Efforts to End Coronavirus Pandemic, Researchers Warn
Anti-Vaccine Movement Could Undermine Efforts to End Coronavirus Pandemic, Researchers Warn
Studies of social networks show that opposition to vaccines is small but far-reaching - and growing.
Waste in Covid-19 Research
A deluge of poor quality research is sabotaging an effective evidence based response.
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
Scientists Are Drowning in COVID-19 Papers. Can New Tools Keep Them Afloat?
The hunt is on for better ways to collect and search pandemic studies
There is No Black and White Definition of Predatory Publishing
Predatory publishing has emerged as a professional problem for academics and their institutions, as well as a broader societal concern, bringing to the fore a debate over what constitutes legitimate science.
Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons
The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue.
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