Towards scientific foresight in the European Parliament
Video presenting the new approach of Scientific Foresight in the European Parliament, for anticipating impacts of future techno-scientific trends.
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The academy's super troupers
1 in 10 of Europe's academics apparently produce nearly half of its research output.
Schneider-Ammann wants to learn from Silicon Valley
"Our impressions here in the US will help us develop ways to continue innovating in Switzerland," said Schneider-Ammann.
Dutch universities start their Elsevier boycott plan
The Netherlands are negotiating with publishers about an OA policy. They managed to achieve agreements with some publishers, but not with Elsevier.
Une femme à la tête de l'UNIL pour la première fois
La biologiste Nouria Hernandez devrait devenir la première rectrice de l'Université de Lausanne. Elle succédera à Dominique Arlettaz dès le 1er août 2016.
Sci-Hub tears down academia's illegal copyright paywalls
In a lawsuit filed by Elsevier, Sci-Hub.org is facing millions of dollars in damages. However, the site has no intentions of backing down and will continue its fight to keep access to scientific knowledge free and open.
Politics doesn't always rule
Although a person's political views are a strong predictor of their attitudes on climate change and a handful of energy issues, their gender, age, religion, race, or education play a larger role on many other controversial topics.
The Francis Crick Institute: Europe's superlab
When the Francis Crick Institute opens in London this year, it will be Europe’s largest biomedical research centre. Can director Paul Nurse make this gamble pay off for UK science?
London mayor proposes $16 billion biotech fund
London Mayor is proposing a $16 billion fund to encourage growth of emerging health-care companies in the U.K. in an effort to catch up to biotechnology clusters in the US.
Vaccine researcher sentenced to prison for fraud
The case of Dong-Pyou Han illustrates the uneven nature of penalties for scientific misconduct.
A scientific ethical divide between China and West
China is spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually in an effort to become a leader in biomedical research. But some experts worry that medical researchers in China are stepping over ethical boundaries long accepted in the West.
Practical policies can combat gender inequality
Mechanisms to help researchers to balance work and home lives have made a positive difference to the gender balance at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
A host of reasons why funders should be investing in ORCID
Why is the Wellcome Trust mandating the use of ORCID?
Menage a quoi? Optimal number of peer reviewers
Five reviewers per application represents a practical optimum which avoids large random effects evident when fewer reviewers are used.
Misconduct policies, academic culture and career stage, not gender or pressures to publish, affect scientific integrity
Misconduct policies, academic culture and career stage, not gender or pressures to publish, affect scientific integrity
Efforts to reduce and prevent misconduct might be most effective if focused on promoting research integrity policies, improving mentoring and training, and encouraging transparent communication amongst researchers.
How to track the impact of research data with metrics
An overview of the key impact measurement concepts and the services and tools available for measuring impact.
Publication delays at PLOS and 3,475 other journals
An evaluation of PLOS publishing times.
Journal Science releases guidelines for publishing scientific studies
Science posted the most comprehensive [3]guidelines for the publication of studies in basic science to date, calling for the adoption of clearly defined rules on the sharing of data and methods.
Cancer reproducibility effort faces backlash
A nonprofit's effort to replicate 50 top cancer papers is shaking up labs.
'Export rules' threaten research
The US government is considering policy changes that could dramatically affect how researchers handle equipment and information that have national-security implications. Scientists would need to reconsider what they can discuss with graduate students from other countries, or when traveling abroad on work trips.
National ORCID implementation launched
Italy will be implementing ORCID on a national scale. 70 universities and 4 research centers will initially participate in the consortium.
National consortium for ORCID set to improve UK research visibility and collaboration
ORCID will now be offered to UK higher education institutions through a national consortium arrangement operated by Jisc.
Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal.
The Federal Council launches three new national research programs
The Federal Council has launched three new NRPs: "Medi/Healthcare", "Antimicrobial Resistance", and "Big Data".
Risky business
Funding agencies should highlight their roles as risk managers to underpin public trust.
Impact, not impact factor
The scientific community must not rely exclusively on the impact factors of journals.
Emerging trends in peer review: a survey
"Classical peer review" has been subject to intense criticism for slowing down the publication process, bias against specific categories of paper and author, unreliability, inability to detect errors and fraud, unethical practices, and the lack of recognition for unpaid reviewers. This paper surveys innovative forms of peer review that attempt to address these issues.
Incidence of data duplications in a randomly selected pool of Life Sciences
This study questions the reliability of life science literature, it illustrates that data duplications are widespread and independent of journal impact factor and call for a reform of the current peer review and retraction process of scientific publishing.
A human right to citizen science
The flourishing of citizen science is an exciting phenomenon with the potential to contribute significantly to scientific progress. However, we lack a framework for addressing in a principled and effective manner the pressing ethical questions it raises. We argue that at the core of any such framework must be the human right to science.
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