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How We Judge Research Outputs When Making Funding Decisions

How We Judge Research Outputs When Making Funding Decisions

Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research, and Jim Smith, Director of Science, discuss the steps Wellcome is taking to fulfil the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Publons' ECR Reviewers' Choice Awards

Publons' ECR Reviewers' Choice Awards

Publons’ ECR Reviewer Choice Award celebrates early-career researchers' exceptional contribution to peer review, recognizing an individual who has been influential in the realm of peer review or has significantly contributed to improving the system.

OpenCon2018 Switzerland

OpenCon2018 Switzerland

The first OpenCon satellite event in Switzerland will take place on September 21-22 at the SNSF in Bern. Registrations are open until the end of August.

DOAJ Under Attack from an Unknown Third Party

DOAJ Under Attack from an Unknown Third Party

After much investigation and active measures, we can state that the DOAJ is effectively under attack from an unknown third party.

This Woman Discovered Scintillating Deep-Space Objects, and Her Male Colleague Got the Nobel Prize

This Woman Discovered Scintillating Deep-Space Objects, and Her Male Colleague Got the Nobel Prize

Jocelyn Bell Burnell's skills on the radio telescope were on point. Following the discovery of pulsars, Bell Burnell faced casual sexism from the media and public as well.

Designing Inclusion into Engineering Education

Designing Inclusion into Engineering Education

A fresh, practical look at how diversity impacts on engineering and strategies for change.

An Inclusive Approach to Careers Advice and Guidance for Disabled Students

An Inclusive Approach to Careers Advice and Guidance for Disabled Students

Briefing looking at what it means to provide inclusive careers advice and guidance, as well as some practical challenges of delivering this in higher education institutions.

Who Would You Share Your Funding With?

Who Would You Share Your Funding With?

I want to see whether the wisdom of crowds does a better job than conventional grant review at supporting research, says Johan Bollen.

Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way

Female Inventors and Their Inventions That Changed the World and Impacted the History In a Revolutionary Way

Here we pay tribute to some of the most courageous, innovative, and determined genius female inventors while we walk through their remarkable discoveries and try to imagine how hard it was for them at times.

This Trump Administration Whistleblower Has Some Advice for Young Scientists

This Trump Administration Whistleblower Has Some Advice for Young Scientists

Joel Clement reflects on his battle with Department of the Interior leadership

Europe Expanded the "No Elsevier Deal" Zone and This Could Change Everything

Europe Expanded the "No Elsevier Deal" Zone and This Could Change Everything

One of the effects of the national negotiations happening in Europe is cracking the secrecy around the costs of the big publisher deals - and growing academic awareness of the case for change.

Track the Fate of Postdocs to Help the next Generation of Scientists

Track the Fate of Postdocs to Help the next Generation of Scientists

Data on the career paths of young researchers would help to guide the lost generation.

Usage Statistics Launched

Usage Statistics Launched

On the research data repository Zenodo you can now view the number of views and downloads on record pages, and you can sort search results by most viewed.

Data Management Checklist

Data Management Checklist

Are you looking after your research data? This simple graphic provides a checklist of the key activities and requirements for making sure your research data is well managed.

Generation R: Forming Open Scientists and Shaping Science Systems

Generation R: Forming Open Scientists and Shaping Science Systems

Generation R is a new editorial platform based on themes, blogposts and learning resources. Its editor, Simon Worthington, answers questions concerning its scope and organization.

An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way

An Open Science Future - Europe Leads the Way

An outline of Hindawi's submitted proposal in response to the European Commission’s tender to launch a new publishing platform.

Global Educational Inequality Fuels the Demand for Open Science

Global Educational Inequality Fuels the Demand for Open Science

Despite the expansion of global Internet coverage and open access journals, research from outside of the United States and Europe is underrepresented.

‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’ - Physics World

‘Look happy dear, you’ve just made a discovery’ - Physics World

Sarah Tesh and Jess Wade describe Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s highs and lows, as revealed in her recent IOP President’s Medal lecture.