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Making Science Open with the New Europe PMC Plus

Making Science Open with the New Europe PMC Plus

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new Europe PMC Plus - the manuscript submission system for authors supported by Europe PMC funders.

New-Look EU Research Department Aims to Overcome Bureaucratic Silos

New-Look EU Research Department Aims to Overcome Bureaucratic Silos

EU Commissioners approved on 30 April details of an experimental new "matrix" design for their research policy department, which its chief says will force staff to work together across bureaucratic lines. "This is really about establishing an agile, modern, cross-cutting administration, which really can elaborate policies and projects differently," said Jean-Eric Paquet, director-general of DG Research and Innovation, known as DG RTD.

Researchers Meet Innovators

Researchers Meet Innovators

In this 2-day meeting participants will learn how to contribute to innovation covering a large variety of roles in the value chain.

Stanford Moves to Stop Providing Funds to Its University Press

Stanford Moves to Stop Providing Funds to Its University Press

Scholars question decision -- particularly as it comes from one of the world's wealthiest universities and will limit publishing by a highly respected press.

EU Students Could Face Higher Fees to Study in UK from 2020

EU Students Could Face Higher Fees to Study in UK from 2020

Higher education groups call on government to clarify its policy on tuition costs

Elsevier Strikes Its First National Deal with Large Open-access Element

Elsevier Strikes Its First National Deal with Large Open-access Element

Agreement with Norwegian consortium allows researchers to make the vast majority of their work free to read on publication in Elsevier journals.

The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Much Higher Fees To Study At English Universities

The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Much Higher Fees To Study At English Universities

Home fee status and financial support for EU nationals is planned to be withdrawn from 2021 in a new crackdown on foreign students by Theresa May.

Fearing No-Deal Brexit, European Funder Orders U.K. Researchers to Transfer Grants

Fearing No-Deal Brexit, European Funder Orders U.K. Researchers to Transfer Grants

U.K. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) grant holders face bureaucratic headaches to shift grant administration out of the country by 1 May.

New Data Re-Use Prizes Help Unlock the Value of Research

New Data Re-Use Prizes Help Unlock the Value of Research

The winners of the Wellcome Data Re-use Prizes have generated new insights in antimicrobial resistance and malaria research.

Swiss Consortium Pledges 216,000 Eur to DOAJ and SHERPA/RoMEO

Swiss Consortium Pledges 216,000 Eur to DOAJ and SHERPA/RoMEO

The Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries, comprising sixteen libraries and the Swiss National Science Foundation, is the third national consortium to commit to the SCOSS initiative.

Congress Wants to Protect You from Biased Algorithms, Deepfakes, and Other Bad AI

Congress Wants to Protect You from Biased Algorithms, Deepfakes, and Other Bad AI

Only a few legislators really know what they're talking about, but it's a start.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) IF/THEN Ambassadors

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) IF/THEN Ambassadors

The AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors program furthers women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.

OAI11 - CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (19-21 June 2019)

OAI11 - CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (19-21 June 2019)

The CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication will be held at University of Geneva in June 19th-21st 2019. The main theme of this edition is: Open Science - its impact and potential as a driver for radical change.

Paul Greengard, 93, Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Is Dead

Paul Greengard, 93, Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist, Is Dead

His 15-year quest to understand how brain cells communicate provided the underlying science for many antipsychotic drugs.

Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge

Launch of the Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms to Democratize Knowledge

A new momentum is emerging in the dissemination of scientific knowledge worldwide.  The GLOALL carries a vision to promote the development of multilingual scholarly communication standards, products and services.

About University Journals

About University Journals

Fourteen universities from five European countries started a collaboration to set up University Journals as an alternative to the current journal system that requires authors to transfer their copyright or charges article processing charges.

Thousands of Scientists Back "young Protesters" Demanding Climate Change Action

Thousands of Scientists Back "young Protesters" Demanding Climate Change Action

"Without bold and focused action, their future is in critical danger. There is no time to wait until they are in power," scientists say.

How Katie Bouman Accidentally Became the Face of the Black Hole Project

How Katie Bouman Accidentally Became the Face of the Black Hole Project

The project included more than 200 researchers around the world, about 40 of them women, including Dr. Bouman.

Brazil's Government Freezes Nearly Half of Its Science Spending

Brazil's Government Freezes Nearly Half of Its Science Spending

The decision could derail multi-million-dollar research projects such as the Sirius synchrotron.