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Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy
Understanding Why Research Evidence Does or Doesn't Make It into Policy
Why breaking down walls between different academic disciplines could enhance our understanding of why research evidence does − or doesn’t − make it into policy.
Open Academic Search
A working group aiming to advance scientific research and discovery, promote technology that assists the scientific and academic communities, and make research available worldwide for the good of all humanity.
Do Models Affect Junior Doctors’ Trust in Journals?
A recently published study in Research Integrity and Peer Review, that surveyed 178 trainee doctors, finds that although peer review is perceived as an important means of quality control by this community, there is little value placed on being able to scrutinize peer review themselves.
What Does the Future Hold for Academic Books?
Between August 2014 and September 2016, the Academic Book of the Future Project, initiated by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Library, explored the current and future status of the traditional academic monograph.
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Authors from western, individualist cultures are more likely to use many self-citations than authors from more collectivist cultures.
ScienceFair - a New Desktop Science Library
A new way to access and consume science from your desktop using peer-to-peer technology.
Open Science Can Save the Planet
Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.
Some Facts on Sci-Hub That Wikipedia Gets Wrong
Sci-Hub is not a search engine and it stores papers in its own repository.
Citations Are Not Enough
Academic promotion panels must take into account a scholar’s presence in popular media.
Science Should be Open to all Not Behind Paywalls
Interview with Alexandra Elbakyan, creator of the site Sci-Hub.
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?
There are probably much better reasons for creating a diverse team and organization than boosting creativity.
Bad Publishing and Bullied into Bad Science
The recent long read about scientific publishing in the Guardian is fantastic. It depicts a very telling story of the research publishing landscape.
"Writing Sprints" Can Facilitate Collaboration and Encourage New Ways of Thinking About Academic Writing
"Writing Sprints" Can Facilitate Collaboration and Encourage New Ways of Thinking About Academic Writing
A time-limited exercise in which academics from many disciplines and from all over the world were brought together virtually to produce an academic article.
International Conference on Research for Development
5–8 September 2017, Bern, Switzerland
My Lessons in Mentorship
When I started formally mentoring undergraduate and graduate students almost 2 years ago, I was excited about the opportunity to help young scientists grow, but I was also nervous about the responsibility.
Through Internships, Ph.D. Students Expand Their Skills and Explore Their Options
As internship opportunities expand, doctoral candidates reap the benefits.
Less than 5 Years to Build the European Open Science Cloud
There are decades of lessons learnt and resources to build upon … where does the EOSCpilot project fit in?
The Scholarly Commons
How to make research open and participatory for anyone, anywhere.
Scientific Cuddles vs. Criticism
A bit more than a month ago, I arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to spend my summer working with some of the wonderful data sets being collected at the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan and to enjoy the unique flair of a US college town (why does it smell like weed everywhere?)
The Secrets of a Top Salary in Science
The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.
Mavericks & Heretics
Ignored, Scorned…Vindicated. The maverick scientists whose heretical ideas were ultimately proven correct.
Make Our Planet Great Again
Emmanuel Macron, President of France invites all responsable citizens to come to France in order to Make Our Planet Great Again and work on climate change.