Sentinels of Science recipients 2016
Publons top overall contributors to peer review in science and research.
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How to review a paper
How to review a paper
For Peer Review Week, researchers from across the spectrum offer advice and insights about how to review research manuscripts
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How the FDA Manipulates the Media
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit.
Cost hurdles to open access publishing
Can we as a community provide citizen scientists worldwide a chance to publish open access peer reviewed articles without significant cost through a competitive publication fee subsidy scheme where each application is reviewed by the national science funding agency?
Meet the world’s most prolific peer reviewer
The inaugural Sentinel of Science awards aim to give peer review a bit more luster by showcasing the contributions of reviewers.
Matthias Egger is the new president of the SNSF
Matthias Egger, internationally renowned epidemiologist and public health expert, will be the new president of the National Research Council of the SNSF as of 2017.
Betting big on big facilities
As part of its new 13th 5-year plan, the Chinese Academy of Sciences this month unveiled plans for a national science center...
Money isn't enough
If Zuckerberg and Chan want to get some bang for their buck, they’ll need to break down the structures that hold brilliant young scientists back
Which are the best universities in the world?
Last week saw the publication of the latest world university rankings. But until the purveyors of these league tables address the uncertainties in their data, no-one knows where they really stand. Opinion piece by Stephen Curry.
MacArthur Fellows 2016
MacArthur Fellowships, or "Genius Grants" are awarded annually to between 20 and 30 individuals who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the US.
The Importance — and the Complexities — of Data Sharing
The Importance — and the Complexities — of Data Sharing
The Importance — and the Complexities — of Data Sharing
Data Sharing at a Crossroads
Data Sharing at a Crossroads
Concerns about data sharing patient-level data from clinical trials.
Nobel-Prize Winner Harold Varmus Talks Politics and Science
The cancer researcher reflects on the 2016 election, his experience as a political adviser, and the difficulties of communicating how science works.
Web of Science Predicts 2016 Nobel Prize Winners
Thomson Reuters Web of Science 2016 Nobel Prize Predictions based on Citations.
Cut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science'
Scientists incentivised to publish surprising results frequently in major journals, despite risk that such findings are likely to be wrong, suggests research.
New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching
New study adds to evidence that student reviews of professors have limited validity.
Facebook Couple Commits $3 Billion to Cure Disease
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to have major impact by 2100.
The natural selection of bad science
Poor research design and data analysis encourage false-positive findings. Such poor methods persist despite perennial calls for improvement, suggesting that they result from something more than just misunderstanding.
Is science only for the rich?
Around the world, poverty and social background remain huge barriers in scientific careers.
A cross-disciplinary approach to science is helping Nautilus carve a unique niche in science publishing
A cross-disciplinary approach to science is helping Nautilus carve a unique niche in science publishing
With a focus on deep reporting, a print magazine, and an intense affinity for illustrations, nonprofit Nautilus has taken an expensive approach to launching a new science publication.
What Gives With So Many Hard Scientists Being Hard-Core Endurance Runners?
A surprising number of physicists and astronomers and STEM professionals compete in long, hard, miserable athletic endeavors like ultramarathons. Why?
Bad Blood about CRISPR
Who gets credit for the technology to cut-and-paste the human genome?
Results of World University Rankings 2016-2017
University of Oxford snatches top spot from Caltech in this year’s World University Rankings as Asia’s rise continues.
Worldwide brain-mapping project sparks excitement and concern
Worries include how to coordinate research programmes and resources from different countries.
Zuckerberg aims to 'cure, prevent and manage' all disease
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan plan to invest $3bn over next decade to help scientists develop and utilise tools such as artificial intelligence and blood monitors to treat illnesses
Mass production of review articles is cause for concern
A torrent of low-quality meta-analyses and systematic reviews in biomedicine might be hiding valuable research and misleading scientists.
OpenCon Berlin 2016: Advancing Openness in Research and Education
ScienceOpen has teamed up with OpenAIRE and Digital-Science, alongside two of their portfolio companies – Figshare and Overleaf, to organise an OpenCon ‘satellite’ event to be held in Berlin on the 24-26th November.
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