A single market for European research
A single market for European research
European collaboration is not far behind that in the United States, but there is still work to be done on cross-border funding and financial inequalities, says Paul Boyle.
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Route too costly, UK report says
The route to open-access publishing endorsed by the British government puts unacceptable strains on research budgets at a time of funding shortages. The report also argues for more transparency and competition in the costs of publishing research.
It is time to update US biomedical funding
It is time to update US biomedical funding
The effects of federal budget cuts provide an opportunity to revisit the funding structure of the National Institutes of Health.
soll Tausende Arbeitsplätze schaffen (IST BEREITS IM COM MEDIENSPIEGEL :-D)
Open Data soll Tausende Arbeitsplätze schaffen Am 16. September lanciert der Bund ein Open-Data-Internetportal. Verschiedene Bundesämter stellen dort der Öffentlichkeit Behördendaten frei verwendbar über eine zentrale Plattform zur Verfügung. Der Bund verfügt über umfangreiche Datenbestände von hoher Qualität. Heute sind diese Daten dezentral abgelegt. Einen Teil davon will der Bund ab dem 16.
Deutschland ist nur so stark wie seine Wissenschaft
Deutschland ist nur so stark wie seine Wissenschaft
Deutschland hat keine Rohstoffe, daher braucht es das beste Wissenschaftssystem. Gleich nach der Wahl müssen wichtige Entscheidungen getroffen werden.
Postgraduate researchers 'happy with university experience'
Four out of five postgraduate research students are happy with their university experience, a new study has suggested.
Aufstiegschance Start-up
Immer mehr Studierende wagen den Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit. Die Hochschulen begrüssen und fördern den wachsenden Unternehmergeist.
Alma Mater Index
Der britische Alma Mater Index weist aus, welche Uni die meisten Unternehmenschefs hervorbringt. Die Antwort: Harvard. Doch wem nutzt das? Und was sagt das Ranking aus?
Japan gets serious about creating its own NIH
Science is a big winner in Japan's 2014 budget, with the education ministry requesting $12 billion for S&T, a 20% increase over the current year's funding. Biomedical research is about to take off thanks to plans to create a Japanese version of the NIH.
A dark future for science
Two years after House Republicans threatened not to raise the government's debt ceiling, the full brunt of that once-unthinkable offense is now hitting the NIH. As Annie Lowrey reported in The Times this morning, 2013 has been the "darkest ever" year for the agency, because the budget cuts demanded by Republicans are taking a significant toll on research into medical cures.
More cuts loom for US science
Laura Niedernhofer is counting her pennies. The mid-career molecular biologist moved last year to the Scripps Research Institute's campus in Jupiter, Florida - a risky decision that saw her building a new laboratory group at a time when the US government was cutting its support for science.
US budget cuts laying off scientists
A new joint survey out today found that nearly half (46%) of 3,165 scientists in the United States reported they've laid off scientists due to sequester budget cuts or they will have to lay off scientists. Also, more than 54% or those surveyed know a colleague who has lost his or her job or expects to soon.
US government slashes funding for marine mammal rescue
Rescuers working on the front lines of massive marine mammal die-offs on both U.S. coasts have been dealt a hard blow during an already difficult year. On Tuesday, dozens of rescue centers learned they wouldn't be getting any federal financial help for the next year.
Canada's funding for science and technology slumps
The latest Federal Scientific Activities report indicates that Canada's federal government expenditures on science and technology for 2013/2014 will decline 3.3 per cent from the previous year.
Does "science" make you moral? The effects of priming science on moral judgments and behavior
Does "science" make you moral? The effects of priming science on moral judgments and behavior
Science stands as an ideological force insofar as it offers the answers to a variety of fundamental questions and concerns; as such, those who pursue scientific inquiry have been shown to be concerned with the moral and social ramifications of their scientific endeavors.
Survey highlights barriers to interdisciplinary environmental science
Efforts to promote interdisciplinary research that addresses complex interactions between humans and their environment have become commonplace in recent years, but success is often elusive.
Raising money for scientific research through crowdfunding
The main factors determining the success of crowdfunding campaigns, and a comparison with the use of traditional funding sources.
New forms of open peer review will allow academics to separate scholarly evaluation from academic journals
New forms of open peer review will allow academics to separate scholarly evaluation from academic journals
Today's academic publishing system may be problematic, but many argue it is the only one available to provide adequate research evaluation. Pandelis Perakakis introduces an open community platform, LIBRE, which seeks to challenge the assumption that peer review can only be handled by journal editors.
ETH top, Uni Zürich flop
Auf der neusten Rangliste der weltbesten Universitäten ist die ETH in die Top 20 vorgerückt. Die Uni Zürich dagegen ist zurückgefallen - zum vierten Mal in Folge.
€70 billion on the horizon for European researchers
The European Union's Horizon 2020 research program will offer researchers a generous source of funds for projects to resolve the challenges of today's society.
NSF invests $20 million in large projects to keep US cyberspace secure and trustworthy
NSF invests $20 million in large projects to keep the nation's cyberspace secure and trustworthy: Three large "Frontier" collaborative projects highlight efforts to tackle fundamental challenges in cybersecurity.
Ein Leben lang Feministin
Beate Schücking ist eine von sehr wenigen Frauen an der Spitze einer deutschen Universität. Sie wurde bekannt, als die Uni Leipzig beschloss, Hochschullehrer als "Professorin" zu bezeichnen.
South African universities 'racially skewed'?
Only one in 20 black South Africans succeeds in higher education, and more than half who enrol at university drop out before completing their degree, according to research published this week.
Les étudiants chinois moins nombreux à vouloir étudier aux Etats-Unis
La ruée vers les écoles américaines de tous les bons élèves du monde entier s'essouffle, d'après le Council of graduate schools. Sauf pour les Brésiliens et les Indiens, qui sont toujours plus nombreux à faire leur migration académique.
Latvian scientists look for the exit as funding situation worsens
A team leader at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis in Riga is looking to leave Latvia in search of a paying job in science, trying to escape what he calls the 'catastrophic' situation in research.
Researchers at Asian universities attract more industry funding than American counterparts
Researchers at Asian universities attract more industry funding than American counterparts
The World Academic Summit Innovation Index finds that university scientific researchers from many Asian nations are attracting substantially more industry funding per researcher than their American counterparts.
Decline in government funding for science and technology in Canada
The amount of government funding for science and technology in Canada is expected to decline for another year.
Ivy League's huge debts revealed
Eleven of the most selective universities in the US have a combined $26 billion (£16.8 billion) in debt on the books, according to a new analysis.
US studies may overestimate effect sizes in softer research
US studies may overestimate effect sizes in softer research
Many biases affect scientific research, causing a waste of resources, posing a threat to human health, and hampering scientific progress. These problems are hypothesized to be worsened by lack of consensus on theories and methods, by selective publication processes, and by career systems too heavily oriented toward productivity, such as those adopted in the US.
Error and Discovery: Why Repeating Can Be New
The fascinating story of the discovery of nuclear fission began with an error that earned Enrico Fermi (see picture) a Nobel Prize for the apparent but incorrect discovery of the transuranic elements. Careful repetition and extension of the experiments finally led to the correct interpretation by Hahn, Meitner, Strassmann, Frisch, and Bohr as an effect from nuclear fission of the “small impurity” of (0.7 %) contained in natural uranium.
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