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New University Rules Encourage Scientists to Avoid Air Travel

New University Rules Encourage Scientists to Avoid Air Travel

For some researchers it's a personal choice; other academic departments have to pay carbon offset fees.

Meta-Analysis and the Science of Research Synthesis

Meta-Analysis and the Science of Research Synthesis

The accomplishments, limitations, recent advances and directions for future developments in the field of research synthesis.

Fund Ideas, Not Pedigree, to Find Fresh Insight

Fund Ideas, Not Pedigree, to Find Fresh Insight

Anonymous applications free scientists to make bold proposals, and ‘golden tickets’ free reviewers to bet on them, says Thomas Sinkjaer.

Curt Rice Wants Just as Many Female as Male Nobel Candidates

Curt Rice Wants Just as Many Female as Male Nobel Candidates

Rice was invited by the Nobel Foundation to give a presentation to all the Nobel committees on gender equality, why it is important and what can be done.

Hilarious Academics on Twitter

Hilarious Academics on Twitter

27 Twitter accounts bringing out the silly, quirky, and fun side of academia, introducing you to a space on Twitter where academics can be casual, friendly, and humorous.

How to Tackle the Childcare-Conference Conundrum

How to Tackle the Childcare-Conference Conundrum

Four concrete suggestions - for Childcare, Accommodate families, Resources, Establish social networks - are directed toward research societies and conference organizers who are willing to take a leadership role in creating solutions, either incrementally or on a large scale.

Brain Prize Winner Calls Brexit a 'Disaster' for the NHS and Science

Brain Prize Winner Calls Brexit a 'Disaster' for the NHS and Science

Pioneering dementia scientist Prof John Hardy to donate prize money to anti-Brexit group.

When Splashy Headlines Become the Goal of Science, the Process Suffers

When Splashy Headlines Become the Goal of Science, the Process Suffers

Internal and external pressure drive a rush toward prestige.

Transparency in Authors' Contributions and Responsibilities to Promote Integrity in Scientific Publication

Transparency in Authors' Contributions and Responsibilities to Promote Integrity in Scientific Publication

Reasons to adopt the ORCID identifier and accept the CRediT taxonomy.

A Rollback of DACA Would Undercut American Science, Too

A Rollback of DACA Would Undercut American Science, Too

Without the extension of the program - or a pathway to citizenship - those who know what it’s like to be undocumented say U.S. science could suffer.

Persistent Underrepresentation of Women's Science in High Profile Journals

Persistent Underrepresentation of Women's Science in High Profile Journals

Study found that 1) Women authors have been persistently underrepresented in high-profile journals, and 2) The percent of female first and last authors is negatively associated with a journal's impact factor.

Citations as First-Class Data Entities: The OpenCitations Corpus

Citations as First-Class Data Entities: The OpenCitations Corpus

Requirements for citations to be treated as First-Class Data Entities In my introductory blog post, I listed five requirements for the treatment of citations as first-class data entities.  The thir…

How Not To Be A Crank: Ten Rules For Not Being A Science-Dick

How Not To Be A Crank: Ten Rules For Not Being A Science-Dick

When you criticize science in public, you are taking a complicated argument to people who don’t care very much about the work of someone who wishes you’d shut up. This can be difficult to navigate. Although it’s often ‘a complete pain in the taint’ more than just ‘difficult’.

Budget 2018: The Fundamental Question of Research Funding

Budget 2018: The Fundamental Question of Research Funding

Canada's Budget 2018 has been released by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. In this post, Brooke Struck examines the budget's implications for Canada's three research granting councils.