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An instructor at the University of Washington set off a major debate there and elsewhere over his recent essay in which he says that the low proportion of women in computer science is at this point largely a result of women's choices and is unlikely to change. University officials immediately disputed his claims.
Swiss participation in some of the EU’s largest and most prestigious funding programmes is being threatened by rules proposed for 2021-27.
Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, launched the national open science plan at the annual congress of the Association of European Research Library (LIBER).
Dr. Jon Tennant’s June 29 article in The Guardian Online, "Elsevier are corrupting open science in Europe," raises fundamental questions about open science, and is coupled with misinformation about Elsevier’s role. Both deserve a response.
Oliver says gene editing is "going to cure all disease or kill every last one of us".
Stencila launches the first version of its word processor and spreadsheet editor designed for researchers.
What are researchers to do when they lose confidence in their previously published work? A new project has an answer. Will it help the replication crisis?
New interface shifts from journal metrics to journal intelligence, offering richer data and greater transparency for comprehensive assessment.
eLife authors are being invited to take part in a trial in which they decide how to respond to the issues raised during peer review.
The Trump Administration appears to be removing references to climate from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission statement.
New IBM system shows off argumentation skills.
The Free Journal Network was established earlier this year in order to nurture and promote journals that are free to both authors and readers and run according to the Fair Open Access Principles.
One estimate puts the number of papers in questionable journals at 400'000.
Early career researcher or student? Tell us your ideas for the future of review, dissemination or assessment in research and win a scholarship to attend the OpenUP Final Conference in Brussels, September 5th and 6th 2018, and present your ideas!
Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.
Spending bills would boost construction account without cutting research grants, marking the second year that lawmakers have rejected President Donald Trump’s plans for the agency, which called for deep cuts in 2018 and flat funding in 2019.
Biochemist Juliet Gerrard will advise the government on key science issues when she takes up the position next month.
They fear the online platform used for collaborating on research data and software will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful.
The drinking study had raised concerns because NIH officials had solicited funding for the $100 million project from liquor companies, with the money funneled through the private NIH Foundation.
Horizon Europe will pay article processing charges only "for purely open-access publishing venues (i.e. not 'hybrid' journals)". The change would be controversial as it could prevent researchers from publishing in their first-choice locations.
The US Department of Energy and IBM unveiled Summit, America’s latest supercomputer, which is expected to bring the title of the world’s most powerful computer back to America from China.
