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Research Hackdays

Research Hackdays

On June 5 and 6, 2015, Opendata.ch invites researchers and experts, designers, developers, journalists and all people who would like to embrace experimentation with data to participate in our hackdays in Zurich and Lausanne.

How to comply with funders' open access policies

How to comply with funders' open access policies

Navigating the various requirements can be difficult and time consuming for authors. Every funding agency seems to have slightly different specifics to their OA policies and each paper has multiple authors with multiple funding agencies supporting their research.

Peer review BC (before citations)

Peer review BC (before citations)

In theory, science isn't just self-interested. We're all driven by curiosity and pure motives to strive together to unlock the secrets of the universe and solve problems.But it's for others to determine whether or not we've unlocked or solved anything.

When Open Access is the norm, how do scientists work together online?

When Open Access is the norm, how do scientists work together online?

The Web was invented to enable scientists to collaborate.

Don't think Open Access is important? It might have prevented much of the Ebola outbreak

Don't think Open Access is important? It might have prevented much of the Ebola outbreak

Open access isn't just some "free culture" refrain. It really matters and can save lives.

Former Columbia postdoc faked Alzheimer's research in Cell and Nature

Former Columbia postdoc faked Alzheimer's research in Cell and Nature

The Cell paper has been cited 150 times, according to Web of Science, while the Nature paper has been cited 40. The Nature paper has not yet been retracted.

Other shoe drops for MIT cancer researcher Robert Weinberg as Cell retraction appears

Other shoe drops for MIT cancer researcher Robert Weinberg as Cell retraction appears

Robert Weinberg, a prominent cancer scientist whose papers often notch hundreds or thousands of citations, has lost a fourth paper, this time a 2009 publication in Cell.

EU research projects under Horizon 2020

EU research projects under Horizon 2020

This dataset contains projects funded by the EU under the H2020. Grant information is provided for each project, including reference, acronym, objective, title, total cost, EC contribution, start date, end date, duration, Call Id, Topic, Funding Scheme, legal basis.

After 350 years of academic journals it's time to shake things up

After 350 years of academic journals it's time to shake things up

Writing and reviewing journal articles is part of the core business of a scientist. But it’s not an efficient way to communicate research results.

Is DIY really just for the scholarly poor?

Is DIY really just for the scholarly poor?

Every cutting-edge science by definition has to be DIY. The super-resolution microscopes for which this year’s Nobel was awarded couldn’t be bought in a store: Betzig, Hell, Moerner and colleagues had to build them themselves.

How to donate your body to science, without having to die?

How to donate your body to science, without having to die?

"Open Humans" project backed by Knight and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites individuals to share their most personal health information to accelerate medical breakthroughs.