Whose brains are draining?
Poor countries often complain that their best minds are draining away—and for the most part they are right. The poorer the country, the larger the proportion of inventors who push off.
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Jump paywalls, score academic research for free, share it without being busted
Jump paywalls, score academic research for free, share it without being busted
At Chaos Communication Camp 2015, a researcher explained how to jump paywalls, obtain academic research and freely share that research without getting arrested.
Citations? Great. But have you got the 't factor'?
Proposed Twitter-based altmetric would treat retweets like citations.
Increasing fusions between universities
An increasing number of universities fuse. This is shown by a recent report of the European University Association. [in GERMAN]
The future of science will soon be upon us
The European Commission has abandoned consideration of 'Science 2.0', finding it too ambitious.
Publisher problems at Frontiers
[5]Frontiers dismisses 31 of its editors, based on escalated opposition to the publisher’s unique publication model.
Bill Gates and 13 other investors pour $120 million into revolutionary gene-editing startup
Bill Gates and 13 other investors pour $120 million into revolutionary gene-editing startup
[8]Editas, a company started by several gene-editing pioneers, gets new funding to develop treatments for blood cancers, eye diseases, and sickle-cell anemia.
Why an increase in boring study results is an important advance for medicine
Positive results are exciting, but the interest in positive results is skewing what we know about science.
The importance of indifference in scientific research
"Making non-attachment a central part of science education would beat the hell out of ethics classes and regulations about the use of Photoshop in preparing figures."
Valuing research rectitude
Peer review may not spot fraud – so universities need to be vigilant in tackling any wrongdoing among their staff.
Time to fix patents
Today’s patent regime operates in the name of progress. Instead, it sets innovation back. Time to fix it.
Better than riches
The involvement of online discussion sites in the identification of errors, anomalies and worse in the published literature continues to demonstrate the usefulness of post-publication review. It also highlights the ambiguous power of anonymity.
Why it strengthens research?
[21]New analysis of interdisciplinary collaboration across the UK research landscape highlights important questions about how we organise, fund and assess research.
Science hackathons for developing interdisciplinary research and collaborations
Science hackathons for developing interdisciplinary research and collaborations
Science hackathons can help academics, particularly those in the early stage of their careers, to build collaborations and write research proposals.
Research productivity and academics' conceptions of research
This paper asks the question: do people with different levels of research productivity and identification as a researcher think of research differently?
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How many scientists does it take to write a paper?
Modern science is becoming larger-scale and more collaborative.
What is Open Science?
What is Open Science?
For-profit company Elsevier explains Open Science.
Bioethics accused of doing more harm than good
[3]Opinion piece that calls for bioethics to ‘get out of the way’ prompts self-reflection among ethicists.
Top 10 universities for producing Nobel prizewinners
Times Higher Education analysis reveals the institutions with the most Nobel prizewinners this century.
Russian computer scientist fired from Dutch university for spying
Russian computer scientist fired from Dutch university for spying
A Russian computer scientist was fired from his job at a university in the Netherlands last year after Dutch intelligence officers warned he was spying for his home country.
New SoftwareX journal integrates software into scientific communication
Open access journal SoftwareX publishes cross-discipline, peer-reviewed software that has been developed during the research process.
Move over science, humanities' tech-savvy research is making waves
In the UK, in 2014, 46% of research grants awarded included non-academic partners, up from 38% the year before.
Scientists or beancounters: who decides what's best for UK science?
Consultants think they can make publicly funded research more efficient. But they’re in danger of ignoring existing analyses – and real-life experience.
Recruiting or academic poaching?
Hiring a few research stars uses up resources that might otherwise support a number of promising younger researchers.
How to value research that crosses more than one discipline
Many academics have internalised the pressure to police disciplinary boundaries, and keep their heads down and in their faculties.
Ending all-male panels
Microbiologists show it's possible to achieve gender equity in scholarly presentations
Let's face it: gender bias in academia is for real
Contrary to what some think, the battle against sexism in STEM has not been won, let alone reversed in favor of women.
How to Receive More Funding for Your Research? Get Connected to the Right People!
How to Receive More Funding for Your Research? Get Connected to the Right People!
In the quest for the research money it is more important how researchers build their collaboration network than what publications they produce and whether they are cited.
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