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Meet the world’s most prolific peer reviewer

Meet the world’s most prolific peer reviewer

The inaugural Sentinel of Science awards aim to give peer review a bit more luster by showcasing the contributions of reviewers.

New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching

New study could be another nail in the coffin for the validity of student evaluations of teaching

New study adds to evidence that student reviews of professors have limited validity.

MacArthur Fellows 2016

MacArthur Fellows 2016

MacArthur Fellowships, or "Genius Grants" are awarded annually to between 20 and 30 individuals who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the US.

Zuckerberg aims to 'cure, prevent and manage' all disease

Zuckerberg aims to 'cure, prevent and manage' all disease

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan plan to invest $3bn over next decade to help scientists develop and utilise tools such as artificial intelligence and blood monitors to treat illnesses

OpenCon Berlin 2016: Advancing Openness in Research and Education

OpenCon Berlin 2016: Advancing Openness in Research and Education

ScienceOpen has teamed up with OpenAIRE and Digital-Science, alongside two of their portfolio companies – Figshare and Overleaf, to organise an OpenCon ‘satellite’ event to be held in Berlin on the 24-26th November.

The librarian's role in text and data mining

The librarian's role in text and data mining

The relatively new exception to copyright law that we enjoy in the UK, permitting text and data mining (TDM) for the purposes of non-commercial research, offers potential to further knowledge and make scientific and medical breakthroughs.

The FTC Is Cracking Down on Predatory Science Journals

The FTC Is Cracking Down on Predatory Science Journals

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing predatory journal publishing company, OMICS Group, for hiding fees and deceiving researchers. It's a first for the largely unregulated industry.

HHMI Launches New Program for Early-Career Scientists

HHMI Launches New Program for Early-Career Scientists

New program aims to recruit and retain early-career scientists who are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

UN report calls for a greater place for science in international decision-making

UN report calls for a greater place for science in international decision-making

Science is a public good and deserves to be valued more highly and used effectively by decision-makers at all levels.

Tougher rules for clinical-trial transparency

Tougher rules for clinical-trial transparency

Investigators are now required to disclose all clinical trials, whether successful or not.

Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

Today, a scientist's most desired citation may be from a publication not often thought of as prestigious: Wikipedia.

Clinical trial rules aim to improve public reporting of results

Clinical trial rules aim to improve public reporting of results

Researchers will have to publicly report the results of many more clinical trials under new government rules announced Friday.

New forum for responsible research metrics launched

New forum for responsible research metrics launched

A group of research funders, sector bodies and infrastructure experts are working together in partnership to promote the responsible use of research metrics. 

Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers

Europe proposes copyright reform to help scientists mine research papers

Long-awaited plan would exempt computer-aided harvesting from EU copyright law.

Report urges to make room for science in the White House

Report urges to make room for science in the White House

The 20-page report has an explicit message: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the position of the president’s science adviser should be retained.

Ruth Hubbard, 92, first woman tenured in biology at Harvard

Ruth Hubbard, 92, first woman tenured in biology at Harvard

Ruth Hubbard, 92, of Cambridge, who died Sept. 1, first female biology professor to be awarded tenure at Harvard University, and also was an anti-war activist, a cautionary voice about privacy and gene research, and a prominent feminist critic of discrimination women face in sciences.