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Breaking the Silence
The Unionization of Postdoctoral Workers at the University of California.
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A Survey of Researchers Submitting to Data Repositories
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This article investigates the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) as a tool to carry out case studies about national innovation capacities in the case of given countries..
When right beats might
When right beats might
The final act in a long-running saga should bring tighter controls on unproven therapies, both at home and abroad.
New PLOS ONE Collection focuses on Negative, Null and Inconclusive Results
New PLOS ONE Collection focuses on Negative, Null and Inconclusive Results
"I never quit until I get what I'm after. Negative results are just what I'm after. They are just as valuable to me as positive results." - Thomas A. Edison.
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In April 2014, four leaders of the scientific establishment issued
John Ioannidis has dedicated his life to quantifying how science is broken
An interview with John Ioannidis, co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford.
Failure in real science is good
Real scientific controversies are self-correcting shows the BICEP2 and Planck example.
Why data sharing should be the expected norm
The Institute of Medicine takes a step in the right direction but we should move even faster.
The big consequences of small biases
A simulation of grant submission and peer review shows that small biases in evaluation can have big consequences.
The R-index: A new metric for quantifying contributions of reviewers
The number of contributing reviewers often outnumbers the authors of publications. We propose the R-index as a simple way to quantify scientists' contributions as reviewers.
Persistent Citation of a Paper Six Years after Its Retraction
Scientific articles are retracted infrequently, yet have the potential to influence the scientific literature for years. The objective of this research was to determine the frequency and nature of citations of this retracted paper.
Systematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks
A quantitative understanding of faculty hiring as a system is lacking. Our study suggests that faculty hiring follows a common and steeply hierarchical structure that reflects profound social inequality.
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The paper develops a credit allocation algorithm that captures the coauthors’ contribution to a publication as perceived by the scientific community.
Nature journals offer
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The bachelor's to Ph.D. STEM pipeline no longer leaks more women than men: a 30-year analysis
The bachelor's to Ph.D. STEM pipeline no longer leaks more women than men: a 30-year analysis
The leaky pipeline metaphor partially explains historical gender differences in the U.S., but no longer describes current gender differences in the bachelor’s to Ph.D. transition in STEM.
Over 20 research institutions using altmetrics platform
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Transparency between Universities and Economy
Transparency between Universities and Economy
The new version of the website "hochschulwatch.de" shows that there are about 1,000 private chairs alone in Germany. In addition, over 10,000 collaboration between industry and universities were collected.
Analysis shows that young scientists lead the way on fresh ideas
Analysis of millions of papers finds that junior biomedical researchers tend to work on more innovative topics than their senior colleagues do.
Journal publishes 200-word papers
Researchers are buzzing about a publication that accepts only 'brief ideas'.
Survey shows that how scientists should engage the public
A survey finds that 87% of scientists agree with the statement “Scientists should take an active role in public policy debates about issues related to science and technology.
The STEAM of citizen science
Last week the Citizen Science Association held its first conference ever, with 600 people attending from 25 countries.
Pope Francis announced a Startup Accelerator
A startup accelerator called "Scholas.Labs" was announced during an education event hosted by Pope Francis.
Good governance powers innovation
Corruption is a barrier to innovation. Greater scrutiny of public spending is needed if science and technology are to fulfil their potential.
'Macho' university culture mirrors banks' mistakes
'Macho' university culture mirrors banks' mistakes
Professors issue warning over obsession with performance management and research excellence.
Human Brain Project to be rethought
The European Commission says its outside experts have agreed there must be more integration, better infrastructure and an emphasis on concrete results.
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