Should we put our money where our citations are?
Pros and cons of an alternative for today’s method of allocating research funds using peer review.
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Universities challenged
Universities are no longer viewed predominantly as places driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. Instead, they are drivers of economic development.
Thinking Like Corporations is Harming American Universities
There’s been a very sharp increase in the proportion of administrators to faculty and students in the last 30-40 years.
Measuring impact in research evaluations
This paper is concerned with the measurement of citation impact and societal impact, and looks at the basis, the effects and the problems of impact measurement.
The cost of knowledge
Intransparenz bei den Bibliotheksausgaben von Schweizer Hochschulen
Mozilla Science Lab
New ways to help the Science Lab community build tools and solve problems together.
What it's like to carry your Nobel Prize through airport security
“When I won this, my grandma, who lives in Fargo, North Dakota, wanted to see it..."
Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices
University wants scientists to make their research open access and resign from publications that keep articles behind paywalls.
Some Nobel winners fail ERC cut
A number of Nobel prize holders have failed to win a ERC grant because their project proposals were not good enough.
Venture capitalists return to backing science start-ups
After years of shying away from science, engineering and clean-technology start-ups, investors are beginning to take an interest in them again.
Research data must be shared
The Research Council of Norway has adopted its first policy on OA to research data from publicly funded projects.
Losing ground' to rivals
The UK will lose its leading position in science and engineering unless cutbacks are reversed, campaigners say.
Review rewards
Welcome efforts are being made to recognize academics who give up their time to peer review.
Make your own Silicon Valley
Clearly, the key features of Silicon Valley that foster innovation and entrepreneurship can be replicated in and adapted to a wide variety of contexts.
The world's largest 2-way dialogue between scientists and the public
A new interview series on the Reddit social news site this year allows scientists to answer questions whose responses are read by millions of readers.
On the changing role of the Postdoc and why publishers should care
It seems that if there’s a market that we ought to be thinking about, it’s postdocs. Guest Post by Phill Jones, Head of Publisher Outreach for Digital Science.
Dimensions for Funders
Dimensions for Funders
UberResearch is a software solutions company which helps funding organizations, nonprofits, and governmental institutions make more informed decisions about science funding.
On being awarded the Nobel prize
Interviews with Nobel prize winners on being awarded the Nobel prize.
SpotOn London: Public interest and privacy in the digital world
14-15 November, Wellcome Trust, London.
The future of Europe is science
Video recordings of the conference entitled "The future of Europe is science". 6-7 October, Lisbon.
Europe's brain project is 'back on track'
Europe's brain project is 'back on track'
Henry Markram said the executive board was working to 'isolate the scientific concerns' expressed by dissenting neuroscientists.
Public perceptions of science, research and innovation
A survey requested by the European Commission.
A congressman's plan to make NIH grantees younger
Congressman wants to order the NIH to bring down the average age at which new investigators receive their first grant by 4 years within a decade.
NIH Common Fund announces 2014 high-risk, high-reward research awardees
NIH to fund 85 awards to support highly innovative biomedical research.
Open letter : they have chosen ignorance
Open letter stating that research cannot follow political cycles.
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