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Exploring the effectiveness of research and innovation policies among European Union countries
Exploring the effectiveness of research and innovation policies among European Union countries
In this paper we explore the effectiveness of selected research and innovation policies among EU countries.
Collaboration and Tribalism in Science
When physicists and mathematicians venture into the social sciences, new discoveries await — but a lot of bickering and mistrust must be overcome first.
Of more than academic interest
Of more than academic interest
Professors’ unprofessional programs have created a new profession.
Virtual Networks, Open Science and Digital Revolutions
Interview with Ijad Madisch, co-founder and CEO of the world’s largest online network for scientists
Philanthropies Announce Program to Develop Scientific Talent Worldwide
HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announce the International Research Scholars Program which aims to support up to 50 outstanding early career scientists worldwide.
Studying the science of science
Some scientists are taking it upon themselves to go beyond their core research areas to study where the scientific system can go wrong.
A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
A Cambridge professor on how to stop being so easily manipulated by misleading statistics
On the many ways to say the same thing.
Has the time come for preprints in biology?
On the role that preprints can play in disseminating research findings in the life sciences.
Young health researchers consider leaving the country due to funding drought
Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.
The Paradox of Precision Medicine
Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts.
In death, there is life
Big-name scientists may end up stifling progress in their fields
Failure Is Moving Science Forward
The replication crisis is a sign that science is working.
Europe on course for a neutron drought
Scientists in Europe face a dramatic reduction in neutrons beams for research within the next 5 to 10 years.
Opening universities linked to increased GDP
Study suggests saturation point of higher education expansion is some way off.
Science Needs to Learn How to Fail So It Can Succeed
Social science is great at making wacky, wonderful claims about the way the world—and the human mind—works. But a lot of them are wrong.
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