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Public engagement: hidden costs for research careers?
Some early career scholars feel there is not enough support for academics who reach out, say Richard Watermeyer and Jamie Lewis.
Science for the people!
In the 1970s, radical scientists thought they could change the world - if they could change science first.
Is competition ruining science?
Study on the benefits of competition in providing incentives to scientists and the adverse effects of competition on resource sharing, research integrity and creativity.
On the causes of subject-specific citation rates in Web of Science
Low citation rates in the humanities are not at all the result of a lower average number of references per paper but are caused by the low fraction of linked references which refer to papers published in the core journals covered by WoS.
Scientists have the power to change the publishing system
We need to assess who gets funded based on research merit, not journal label.
Why GitHub is important for book publishing
The history of the 21st century will be the story of non-hierarchical systems of human organization enabled by the Internet.
EPFL, UNIGE & ETH ranked the 3 most international universities in the world
The 100 most international universities in the world 2015.
White House plans big 2016 budget ask to fight antibiotic resistance
Plans to double the government's investment in fighting antibiotic resistance by spreading roughly $1.2 billion in funding across several federal agencies.
Science minister explains radical restructure
Amid sanctions and a financial crisis, Dmitry Livanov discusses ongoing reforms to science funding.
No solutions for a decade-old problem
Another set of ideas for fixing the funding crisis for young researchers.
University challenge
Women shy away from fields in which talent, not hard work, is thought to be key, survey suggests.
Wellcome Trust collaborative awards
The Wellcome Trust launches the new Collaborative Awards, enabling teams of researchers to apply together and bring new perspectives to the work they are doing.
What is President Obama's 'precision medicine' plan?
In his hour-long State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spent a few seconds announcing a "Precision Medicine Initiative," but did little to explain what he has in mind.
The big grants, the big papers: are we missing something?
A perverse focus on research cash and high-impact publications threatens careers and the aims of science itself, says Dorothy Bishop
How to give the next generation of scholars a career boost
Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate
Crowdfunding propels scientific research
The government peer-review committees that oversee grants are conservative by design. Given that their job is to put taxpayers’ money to good use, they are often reluctant to take big risks. The opposite is often true for crowdfunded projects.
Cracking the code to economic success: social scientists are as vital as engineers
Cracking the code to economic success: social scientists are as vital as engineers
History shows us that social scientists are essential if we are to get the most out of our engineering and technological innovations.
A surge of p-values between 0.041 and 0.049 in recent decades
Study on the abundance of positive results in the scientific literature.
Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines
Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines
Paper showing that how ability is viewed within a field plays a key role in how well women are represented.
Does the myth of the solo genius scientist contribute to imposter syndrome?
On the importance of being able to establish and maintain successful collaborations.
What if universities had to agree to refund grants whenever there was a retraction?
Leonid Schneider argues for a new way to ensure accountability for publicly funded research. It has become clear that scientific dishonesty is rarely sanctioned.
European Commission reveals details of proposed cuts to science
The European Research Council (ERC) would lose €221 million, mostly in 2016 and 2017.
Anne Glover's science advisor role reinstated
The European Commission has agreed to retain the role of EU Chief Scientific Adviser, despite the departure of Anne Glover.
Dutch universities dig in for long fight over open access
Institutions 'unbending' on fee-free demand as talks with Elsevier resume. Meanwhile, a deal that meets the universities’ requirements was made with Springer.
A one-grant limit: NIH institute puts squeeze on flush investigators
Investigators with substantial, long-term, unrestricted research support may generally hold no more than one NIGMS research grant.
Evaluating your own paper
A few professional scientists have found a sneaky way to cheat their way up the career ladder. They evaluate their own research by pretending to be someone else.