The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day
The alleged creation of the world's first gene-edited infants was full of technical errors and ethical blunders. Here are the 15 most damning details.
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First Law of Leadership: Be Human First, Scientist Second
Want to get the best research from your team? Take these six steps to invest in stronger relationships.
Does Science Have a Bullying Problem?
A spate of bullying allegations have rocked several high-profile science institutions. Here's how researchers, universities, funders and others are dealing with the issue.
Statistical Pitfalls of Personalized Medicine
Misleading terminology and arbitrary divisions stymie drug trials and can give false hope about the potential of tailoring drugs to individuals, warns Stephen Senn.
On the Value of Preprints: an Early Career Researcher Perspective
A perspective from an interdisciplinary group of early career researchers on the value of preprints, advocating the wide adoption of preprints to advance knowledge and facilitate career development.
Sci-Hub "Pirate Bay of Science" Blocked in Russia Over Medical Studies
Many of Sci-Hub's domains have been blocked in Russia following a complaint from academic publisher Springer Nature that three studies covering heart and brain health were offered without obtaining an appropriate license.
CRISPR Inventor Feng Zhang Calls for Moratorium on Gene-edited Babies
A leading scientist wants Chinese researchers to halt a project to create genetically modified children.
Why You Should Move Country
Researchers who are mobile get more citations and build broader teams of collaborators than those who aren't, concludes a recent study.
Effect of Open Peer Review on Quality of Reviews and on Reviewers' Recommendations: a Randomised Trial. - ScienceOpen
Effect of Open Peer Review on Quality of Reviews and on Reviewers' Recommendations: a Randomised Trial. - ScienceOpen
European Gender Scholars Unite in Resistance Against Right-wing Attacks
How are Hungarian, Polish and Swedish gender scholars responding to criticism and campaigns to discredit their work? Not only do they emphasize the intrinsic value of gender studies - they also use humour to counter the anti-gender campaigns.
Gender and Quality Create Conflict when Hiring Academics
Many believe it is difficult to reconcile demands for gender equality and measures such as moderate quotas with academia's conception of quality. This is according to a new master's thesis on assessments and gender in hiring processes for senior-level positions.
Men and Women Use Their Time Differently, but Everyone Works Too Much
Male post-docs and PhD candidates work more than their female colleagues, but female professors work the most hours of all, according to the latest time use survey.
Have University Leaders Changed After the Vice-chancellor Pay Scandal?
After a troubled year for universities, the next generation of leaders is emerging. They're tech savvy, low ego and skilled in soft power
Open Research | Wellcome
We want the research we fund - like publications, data, software and materials - to be open and accessible, so it can have the greatest possible impact.
Margaret Heffernan: 'The More Academics Compete, the Fewer Ideas They Share'
Margaret Heffernan: 'The More Academics Compete, the Fewer Ideas They Share'
The entrepreneur and author on how universities can create a healthy working culture
Open Letter in Support of Funder Open Publishing Mandates
The undersigned researchers believe that the world's scholarly literature is a public resource that only achieves its full value when it is freely available to all.
Are Funder Open Access Platforms a Good Idea?
As open access (OA) to publications continues to gather momentum, we should continuously question whether it is moving in the right direction.
Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda
Impact of Social Sciences and Humanities for a European Research Agenda
The idea of the conference is to bring to the fore the impact contributions of social sciences and humanities (SSH) research to transformative national and European research and innovation agendas, as well as to openly reflect on and structurally discuss the topic. Due to the huge interest in the conference and limited seating, a live-streaming of the main sessions of the conference on both conference days is offered.
Announcing the Top 10 FAIR Data Things Global Sprint
A global sprint to develop 10 FAIR things resources for data in different disciplines.
Let's Focus on the Research Process, Not the Outputs
Ensuring we focus our definition of success around valuable contributions - instead of around the final output - would recognise and reward good research and researchers.
How to Keep Up to Date with the Literature but Avoid Information Overload
Getting the most out of your Google Scholar profile, creating some old-fashioned table of contents alerts, and simply setting aside time to periodically review key journal titles will ensure you rarely miss out on important research.
ESRC Wins International Awards for Videos of Research Impact - Economic and Social Research Council
ESRC Wins International Awards for Videos of Research Impact - Economic and Social Research Council
First Sun-dimming Experiment Will Test a Way to Cool Earth
Researchers plan to spray sunlight-reflecting particles into the stratosphere, an approach that could ultimately be used to quickly lower the planet's temperature.
ELife Latest: Highlighting Meta-research
A new collection page brings together articles that eLife has published in the burgeoning field of meta-research.
Repatriation of African Artefacts from French Museums Will Require Huge Research Effort
Repatriation of African Artefacts from French Museums Will Require Huge Research Effort
Graduate students from Africa could benefit from such efforts, but it is not clear who will pay for them.
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