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Collecting Gender Data in Royal Society Journals to Address Bias in Peer Review

Collecting Gender Data in Royal Society Journals to Address Bias in Peer Review

In this article the decision to collect gender data for Royal Society journals with the aim to identify and respond to potential biases in the peer review process is discussed.

Switzerland to Broker €200M Science Project in the Western Balkans

Switzerland to Broker €200M Science Project in the Western Balkans

Switzerland is to draw on its science diplomacy experience to help steer the construction and governance of the South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST), the first large research infrastructure in the Western Balkans.

BioNTech Founders Win Top German Medicine Award

BioNTech Founders Win Top German Medicine Award

Millions of people around the world have received the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Now the team behind BioNTech is receiving Germany's biggest award for medicine.

The Bias That Blinds: Why Some People Get Dangerously Different Medical Care

The Bias That Blinds: Why Some People Get Dangerously Different Medical Care

Medical research and practice have long assumed a narrow definition of the 'default' human, badly compromising the care of anyone outside that category. How can this be fixed?

The Open Reviewers Toolkit is Now Openly Available

The Open Reviewers Toolkit is Now Openly Available

The PREreview team is very excited to announce the publication of the Open Reviewer Toolkit, three guides to help with the unbiased composition and assessment of research manuscripts' review. The guides are openly available for download on Zenodo under CC-BY 4.0 license.

New WH Task Force Asking What Shared Computing, Data Could Do for AI Research | Federal News Network

New WH Task Force Asking What Shared Computing, Data Could Do for AI Research | Federal News Network

The White House earlier this year launched a National Intelligence Research Resource Task Force.

The Top 10 Scientific Surprises of Science News' First 100 Years

The Top 10 Scientific Surprises of Science News' First 100 Years

In the 100 years since Science News started reporting on it, science has offered up plenty of unexpected discoveries.

The Tangled History of MRNA Vaccines

The Tangled History of MRNA Vaccines

Hundreds of scientists had worked on mRNA vaccines for decades before the coronavirus pandemic brought a breakthrough.

Sorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might Not Be Enough to Protect You

Sorry, a Coronavirus Infection Might Not Be Enough to Protect You

Anyone who'd rather have COVID-19 than get vaccinated is taking two gambles: that immunity will stick around, and that symptoms won't.

All World Languages in One Visualization, By Native Speakers

All World Languages in One Visualization, By Native Speakers

This stunning visualization breaks down all the major world languages, based on their total native speakers and country of origin.

Genuine Open Access to Academic Books Requires Collective Solutions

Genuine Open Access to Academic Books Requires Collective Solutions

This post argues that for academic books to be genuinely open, an emphasis should be placed on collective funding models that limit the prospect of new barriers to access being erected through the imposition of expensive book processing charges (BPCs).

Winners Of The 2022 Breakthrough Prizes In Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics And Mathematics Announced

Winners Of The 2022 Breakthrough Prizes In Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics And Mathematics Announced

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation and its founding sponsors today announced the winners of the 10th annual Breakthrough Prizes, awarding a total of $15.75 million to an esteemed group of laureates and early-career scientists.

Women Less Likely to Win Major Research Awards

Women Less Likely to Win Major Research Awards

Although the gap is narrowing, prestigious prizes are still more likely to go to men, finds an analysis of gender bias in the world's top science awards.

Creating What We Seek to Measure - How to Understand the Performative Aspect of Impact Evaluation?

Creating What We Seek to Measure - How to Understand the Performative Aspect of Impact Evaluation?

This post draws on a recent analysis of different impact evaluation tools to explore how they constitute and direct conceptions of research impact. 

Preprint Advocates Must Also Fight for Research Integrity

Preprint Advocates Must Also Fight for Research Integrity

Efforts to share research with the public must include mechanisms to prevent harm resulting from low-quality work.

Practice What You Preach: Credibility-enhancing Displays and the Growth of Open Science

Practice What You Preach: Credibility-enhancing Displays and the Growth of Open Science

How can individual scientists most effectively spread the adoption of open science practices? The authors propose visible open science badges, especially by prestigious scientists.

Tackling Biodiversity Loss to Achieve Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development

Tackling Biodiversity Loss to Achieve Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development

Mari Pangestu represented the World Bank at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in September 2021, speaking at a high-level dialogue on Unlocking a Nature-Smart Recovery from the pandemic and also an event recognizing the progress.