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Code Ocean: Discover & Run Scientific Code
Code Ocean is a cloud-based computational reproducibility platform that provides researchers and developers an easy way to share, discover and run code published in academic journals and conferences.
The Lawyer Who Became a Scientist to Find a Cure for Her Fatal Disease
When Sonia Vallabh found out she was likely to develop a terminal brain disease, she and her husband, Eric Minikel, changed careers to find a cure.
The Impact of AI on Work: Implications for Individuals, Communities, and Societies
The Impact of AI on Work: Implications for Individuals, Communities, and Societies
The impact of AI technologies on work and working life, and renewed public and policy debates about automation and the future of work.
Open Data and Data Management: Oct 29
The SCNAT is organizing this one day event in Bern, with the aim to give the research community the chance to raise their concern and also the SNF and the European Commission to present their view and to inform about recent trends. The workshop should provide recommendations on how to implement the open data requirements.
Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways
Beyond Impact Factor, H-Index and University Rankings: Evaluate Science in More Meaningful Ways
Swiss Academy of Sciences conference on metrics and assessment.
Reboot Undergraduate Courses for Reproducibility
Collaboration across institutes can train students in open, team science, which better prepares them for challenges to come.
Predicting Scientific Success
Even sophisticated, data-driven models of academic careers have trouble forecasting the highs and lows.
How Traditional Publishing Works
Essay on how traditional publishing works: its market mechanism and editorial strategy.
Scientist Publishes A List Of Known Harassers in Academia
Rates of sexual abuse and harassment in academic science are second only to the military. It's estimated that at least half of women faculty and staff face.
Men and Women Use Their Time Differently, but Everyone Works Too Much
Ig Nobel Win for Roller Coaster Therapy
Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones.
Inside the Fight for Open-Access Research
Academic publishers have some of the highest profit margins in the world. In the digital age, researchers are starting to wonder whether publishers actually deserve this much money.
Thousands of Scientists Publish a Paper Every Five Days
To highlight uncertain norms in authorship, John P. A. Ioannidis, Richard Klavans and Kevin W. Boyack identified the most prolific scientists of recent years.
Women in Science Take on Sexual Harassment
With weapons ranging from Title IX complaints to online petitions to creating new policies for federally funded agencies, #MeToo has entered the research lab.
Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?
Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women.
Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S
Open Access to Publications: the SNSF Supports Europe's Plan S
European and national research funders are expected to commit all researchers to granting open access to their publications as of 2020. The SNSF supports this Plan S. However, it is not in a position to add its signature to the plan at present.
Hope and a Welter of Concerns Greets Europe’s Radical Open Access Plan
Scientists warn the devil is in detail of the European Commission’s latest open access plan, while publishers argue prohibiting researchers from submitting their work to certain journals is a threat to academic freedom.
Making It Easier to Discover Datasets
There are many thousands of data repositories on the web, providing access to millions of datasets. To enable easy access to this data, Google launched Dataset Search.
The Key to a Happy Lab Life Is in the Manual
A well-crafted set of guidelines and advice can save time, reassure trainees and promote a positive lab culture, argues Mariam Aly.
Open Access the Movie
Richard Poynder views a documentary on the tug of war over paywalls in scholarly publishing.
University Clears Ngago Gene-editing Study Authors of Deception
But an investigation confirmed that the study was flawed.
Open-access Journal Editors Resign After Alleged Pressure to Publish Mediocre Papers
All 10 senior editors of the open-access journal Nutrients resigned last month, alleging that the publisher, the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), pressured them to accept manuscripts of mediocre quality and importance.
Apple, IBM, and Google Don't Care Anymore If You Went to College
Skills matter. How you learned them may not.
Academicons: Icon Font for Academics
Icons for websites and organisations related to academia that are often missing from mainstream font packages. It can be used by itself, but its primary purpose is to be used as a supplementary package alongside a larger icon set.