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London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

London loses EU agencies to Paris and Amsterdam in Brexit relocation

Paris takes European Banking Authority and European Medicines Agency goes to Amsterdam as EU’s chief negotiator mocks Theresa May’s ‘Brexit means Brexit’ stance.

Patent Applications vs. Scientific Publications

Patent Applications vs. Scientific Publications

Number of patent applications per million residents versus the number of scientific or technical article publications per million residents.

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

Coin Toss Sends European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam

"Amsterdam promises a bright future for the EMA—a city of great clout, excellent flight connections and quality of life," said Fernand Sauer, the agency’s founding director.

UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

UK Government Announces Research-Spending Hike Ahead of Budget

Pledge to raise country's public research funding to £12.5 billion in 2021–22.

Does Academia Need Another Alternative to For-Profit Scholarly Platforms?

Does Academia Need Another Alternative to For-Profit Scholarly Platforms?

Last week another nonprofit platform called ScholarlyHub announced its plans for a site where researchers can also exchange ideas and work—if they pay a subscription fee.

NIH Institute Directors Stand Firm on Not Renewing Focused Firearm Research Program

NIH Institute Directors Stand Firm on Not Renewing Focused Firearm Research Program

More members of Congress ask agency why program lapsed.

You’re a Researcher Without a Library: What Do You Do?

You’re a Researcher Without a Library: What Do You Do?

Investigating solutions for frustrated scholars, nonprofits, independent learners, and the rest of us.

Mondrian Meets Euclid: An Eccentric Victorian Mathematician’s Masterwork of Art and Science

Mondrian Meets Euclid: An Eccentric Victorian Mathematician’s Masterwork of Art and Science

Primary colors, geometry, and graphic design before there was graphic design.

It's Time to Incentivise the Behaviours That Are Good for Research and Researchers

It's Time to Incentivise the Behaviours That Are Good for Research and Researchers

The importance of addressing researchers’ recognition and reward structures, arguing it is time to move to a system that uses metrics and indicators that incentivise the types of behaviours that are good for research and researchers.

Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective

Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective

The Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation share a common vision for maximizing the value of data that are generated through the trials they fund.

Graduate Students Face Alarming Tax Hike

Graduate Students Face Alarming Tax Hike

Adding to PhD students’ woes will undermine US research and economy.

Highly Cited Researchers List 2017

Highly Cited Researchers List 2017

The Highly Cited Researchers list represents some of the world’s most influential minds, as determined by an analysis of citations in Web of Science.

African Academy of Science to Put Its Research on Global Stage With Innovative New Publishing Platform

African Academy of Science to Put Its Research on Global Stage With Innovative New Publishing Platform

The African Academy of Sciences, in partnership with F1000, is launching a publication platform, AAS Open Research.