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This advisory report is about open science, and more specifically about access to scholarly publications (open access) and research data (open research data). What impact is this likely to have for the world of science itself, for society and for business? What level of openness is publicly desirable and what does this imply for government policy?
Characteristics of images and perceptions of professionalism and attractiveness on academic social networking sites
On the democratization of science via the Internet and the dramatic change in the communication of data and in their interpretation.
After a series of scandals in Nordic science, Denmark and Sweden are rethinking how they investigate allegations of academic fraud and misconduct.
Researchers drop in. They take specimens. And they head home and don't share. That's no way to fight an epidemic. Can they do things differently when it comes to Zika?
Financial conflicts of interest … Concerns about a people-based funding program … NextGen VOICES … A scientific memoir … Working Life
Researchers are learning how to convert devices into global laboratories.
Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says.
An Australian neuroscientist just pleaded guilty to fraud but received a suspended sentence for his research misconduct.
Authors have, in general, a positive view on open access, but other factors are more important in choosing a place of publication for an academic article.
After many and long conversations among colleagues within and beyond the Scholarly Kitchen about what researchers need to know about scholarly publishing.
Human Brain Project asks wider neuroscience community to start using its hardware and software.
Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks.
Springer is launching a new online initiative called Change the World, One Article at a Time: Must-Read Articles from 2015. The initiative focuses on articles published in 2015 in Springer journals which deal with some of the world's most urgent challenges. Those articles which are already open access are freely available online on a permanent basis and all other articles have been made freely available until July 15, 2016.
Rejection hurts more when you don't have a long-term contract to fall back on, says Helen Lees.
As Silicon Valley fights for talent, universities struggle to hold on to their stars
Alexandra Elbakyan is challenging the multibillion-dollar academic publishing industry.
The EU Commission is canvassing views on whether the process of assessing research projects should be more open to public eyes.
Too many medical trials move their goalposts halfway through. A new initiative aims to change that
A tribute to an old video game and to the greatest scientists in history.
Citation counts are not purely a reflection of scientific merit and the impact factor is, in fact, auto-correlated.
In this paper we explore the effectiveness of selected research and innovation policies among EU countries.
