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China Opens Unique Free Electron Laser Facility
New device will probe smog and other chemical reactions in gases.
Lifelong Learning Is Becoming an Economic Imperative
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment, says Andrew Palmer.
Fairness in Scientific Publishing
Accounting for equity and justice for patients, clinicians, academics, publishers, funders and academic institutions.
From the Field: Elsevier as an Open Access Publisher
Elsevier’s Open Access journals as of 2016.
New National Strategy on the Bioeconomy Launched
The Research Council of Norway will play a key role in implementing the cross-sectoral strategy that forms the basis for national investment in the bioeconomy.
Lifelong Learning Is Becoming an Economic Imperative
Technological change demands stronger and more continuous connections between education and employment.
Beware! Academics are getting reeled in by scam journals
The number of predatory publishers is skyrocketing – and they’re eager to pounce on unsuspecting scholars.
Scientific 'Cartels' Band Together to Cite Each Others' Work
A small number of scientists band together to reference each other’s work, gaming the citation system to make their studies appear to be more important.
10 Tips for Writing a Truly Terrible Journal Article
Some of the major mistakes early career researchers make when preparing and submitting a manuscript to a scientific journal.
Gender Differences in Recognition for Group Work
Evidence that women and men are judged differently when they co-author papers.
Can Scientists and Their Institutions Become Their Own Open Access Publishers?
Can Scientists and Their Institutions Become Their Own Open Access Publishers?
The potential advantages and challenges involved in a shift away from for-profit journals in favor of institutional open access publishing.
The Benefits of Twitter for Scientists
Despite frequent claims to the contrary, social media tools such as Twitter can be incredibly valuable for scholars.
The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups
Gates Foundation Research Can’t Be Published in Top Journals
Publications such as Nature and Science have policies that clash with the global health charity's open-access mandate.
Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief
Reproducibility guru, former defence-research official and controversial entrepreneur rumoured to be on list, along with current NIH leader and a congressman.
10 Things to Know About How to Influence Policy with Research
Research can produce good evidence to inform local, national and international policy that, in turn, has the potential to transform lives for the better. But influencing policy is neither easy nor automatic – you need to want to do it. To be successful, you need to be open to different ways of working. Here are 10 things you need to know.
A Prescription for Better Science (and Better Science Journalism)
In a sweeping manifesto, researchers from the U.S. and Europe have proposed some fixes for vetting published science. It might help science journalism, too.
ELPUB 2017
The 21st International Conference on Electronic Publishing, 6 - 8 June, 2017, Limassol, Cyprus.
How to Manage Your PhD Supervisor
Understanding the unwritten rules of graduate study is vital if you want to get the most from your PhD supervision.
‘Scientific Discoveries Aren’t Made to Order’
Nobel prizewinning astrophysicist reflects on the perceptions and realities of how big breakthroughs are made.
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Academia's Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar
Universities are facing a crisis of relevance. While there are multiple reasons for this to be happening, one that deserves particular attention is the extent to which academic scholars do not see it as their role to engage in public and political discourse. However, increased engagement is unavoidable in an emerging educational context where the calibre of public discourse has become so degraded and social media is changing the nature of science and scientific discourse within society.
Transparency and Openness in Science
Among the wider scientific community, there is a widespread dissatisfaction with the current level of transparency and reproducibility in published research and, as part of our response to this, we signed up to the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines (https://cos.io/top/).The objective of the TOP guidelines is to encourage transparency, openness and reproducibility in science. By developing shared standards for openness across journals, it is hoped to change the current incentive structures to drive researchers' behaviour towards more openness.
Science in the Social Media Age
A survey of 2,955 readers of 40 randomly selected science blogs.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Academic Research Can Be Accessible To All. The Art World Shows Us How.
Shouldn't all research be, first and foremost, accessible? Accessibility underpins equality.
A Manifesto for Reproducible Science
A series of measures improving research efficiency and robustness of scientific findings by directly targeting specific threats to reproducible science.
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