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Universities Earned Just $75 Million from IP in 2017, but Spent $5.7 Billion on R&D
Universities Earned Just $75 Million from IP in 2017, but Spent $5.7 Billion on R&D
Canada’s top universities and research institutes spent $5.7 billion on research and development (R&D), but generated less than $75 million from licensing their innovations in 2017. That’s an average return on investment of 1.3 per cent.
Do the Best Academics Fly More?
Academic flying is often justified on the basis that international conferences and travel are important to the production of new knowledge. However, there is no clear relationship between the amount of travel undertaken by academics and the quality of their research.
Publishers Fail to Stem Tide of Illicit ResearchGate Uploads
Berlin-based academic network faces court action in US and Germany, and lost more than €12 million (£10.7 million) in 2017, accounts show.
Gender Trends in Computer Science Authorship
A comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of Computer Science literature reveals that, if current trends continue, parity between the number of male and female authors will not be reached in this century.
Men Need Not Apply: University Set to Open Jobs Just to Women
A Dutch engineering university is taking radical action to increase its share of female academics by opening job vacancies to women only.
New Database Helps Clarify Journal Policies
Researchers can see at a glance the rules they’ll need to follow if they submit to a particular journal.
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Open access publishing still profits publishers, with little added value for researchers.
The Effect of BioRxiv Preprints on Citations and Altmetrics
Article finds that bioRxiv-deposited journal articles received a sizeable citation and altmetric advantage over non-deposited articles.
How Do Monographs Fit with the Open Access Agenda?
By 2021, the major UK funders will have implemented policies and mandates on OA monographs, joining a growing international list.
What the History of Copyright in Academic Publishing Tells Us About Open Research
What the History of Copyright in Academic Publishing Tells Us About Open Research
Science historian Aileen Fyfe explores how copyright has become intertwined with scholarly publishing.
Assessing the Size of the Affordability Problem in Scholarly Publishing
The prices for open access publishing are high and are rising well beyond inflation. What has been missing from the public discussion so far is a quantitative approach to determine the actual costs of efficiently publishing a scholarly article using state-of-the-art technologies, such that informed decisions can be made as to appropriate price levels.
New Center Aims to Create a More Transparent Approach to Research Assessment
At Elsevier's International Center for the Study of Research, experts will examine research using metrics and other qualitative and quantitative methods.
Make Scientific Data FAIR
All disciplines should follow the geosciences and demand best practice for publishing and sharing data.
France Most Skeptical About Science and Vaccines, Global Survey Finds
Sluggish economy and unemployment could explain French pessimism about science's job-boosting power.
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing
How a Single Paper Affects the Impact Factor: Implications for Scholarly Publishing
Study finds high Journal Impact Factor (JIF) volatilities for hundreds of journals annually due to their top-cited paper.
The Future of OA Books - White Paper
A global Springer Nature survey of more than 2,500 academic book authors provides in-depth insights into attitudes towards open access.
The Gold Rush: Why Open Access Will Boost Publisher Profits
Whilst a shift to gold (pay to publish) open access would deliver wider access to research, the lack of price sensitivity amongst academics presents a risk that they will be locked into a new escalating pay to publish system.
Top 10 Academic Institutions in 2018: Normalized
This ranking shows which institutions might be punching above their weight in producing high-quality research.
Cost Models for Running an Online Open Journal
Blog for the Journal of Open Source Software.
How I Learned to Teach Like a Scientist
Recently retired, this professor emeritus reflects on how she challenged students to think beyond facts.
Scientists Shocked by Arctic Permafrost Thawing 70 Years Sooner Than Predicted
Weakened permafrost in Canadian Arctic a further sign that global climate crisis accelerating faster than scientists had feared.
Schweizer "Read and Publish"-Vertrag Mit RSC Soll Vollständig Geheim Bleiben
Schweizer "Read and Publish"-Vertrag Mit RSC Soll Vollständig Geheim Bleiben
Als Michael Hengartner, Präsident swissuniversities und Rektor der Universität Zürich an der Open Access Konferenz Schweiz 2018 gefragt wurde, ob er im Sinne von Open Access auch die kommenden Vert…
Agiles Fussvolk
Chefs verordnen gerne agile Arbeitstechniken. Eine Analyse zeigt, dass sie diese aber selbst nie anwenden würden.
Hyped-up Science is a Problem. One Clever Twitter Account is Pushing Back.
How a simple nudge can improve health and nutrition reporting. The Twitter account retweets science articles, adding “IN MICE.”
Photograph Lays Bare Reality of Melting Greenland Sea Ice
Research teams traversing partially melted fjord to retrieve weather equipment release startling picture.
"Destructo-Critics" and Mean Bloggers: The Study | Absolutely Maybe
A couple of years ago, psychologist Susan Fiske launched a broadside against science bloggers - since taken offline - packed with name-calling.
'I'll Work on It over the Weekend': High Workload and Other Pressures Faced by Early-career Researchers
'I'll Work on It over the Weekend': High Workload and Other Pressures Faced by Early-career Researchers
Stress and long working hours are regrettably common among early-career researchers, reveals a survey by the group the Young Academy of Europe.
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