Europe Pumps €10 Million into Effort to Combat Brain Drain
Funding should incentivize institutions to support healthy careers and to spark collaborations with industry.
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AI Writing Tools Could Hand Scientists the 'Gift of Time'
ChatGPT might not yet give us sparkling prose. But it can free scientists up to focus on more-stimulating writing tasks.
Who Did What: Changing How Science Papers Are Written to Detail Author Contributions
Who Did What: Changing How Science Papers Are Written to Detail Author Contributions
Can science papers be more transparent with respect to who thought of each idea, who ran each experiment, and who analysed the data?
Our Efforts to Diversify Nature's Journalism Are Progressing, but Work Remains
Our Efforts to Diversify Nature's Journalism Are Progressing, but Work Remains
Two years ago, this journal pledged to report on the diversity of sources in our journalistic content. The first results are now in.
Researchers Scramble As Twitter Plans to End Free Data Access
A controversial policy change threatens to upend large social-media studies.
UK, Please Drop the Rhetoric and Fight for Collaboration with Europe
UK, Please Drop the Rhetoric and Fight for Collaboration with Europe
Now is not the time to undermine positive moves over the future of EU-UK science collaboration.
Disgraced CRISPR-baby Scientist's 'publicity Stunt' Frustrates Researchers
He Jiankui refused to answer researchers' questions about his controversial 2018 experiments at weekend event.
Heeding the Happiness Call: Why Academia Needs to Take Faculty Mental Health More Seriously
Heeding the Happiness Call: Why Academia Needs to Take Faculty Mental Health More Seriously
Group leaders voice their struggles with mental health to remove stigma and bolster institutional support.
Stop the Peer-Review Treadmill. I Want to Get Off.
Faced with a deluge of papers, journal editors are struggling to find willing peer reviewers.
Quality Research Needs Good Working Conditions
High-quality research requires appropriate employment and working conditions for researchers. However, many academic systems rely on short-term employment contracts, biased selection procedures and misaligned incentives, which hinder research quality and progress. We discuss ways to redesign academic systems, emphasizing the role of permanent employment.
UK Government Announces New Science Department and Minister
Former universities minister Michelle Donelan is appointed head of newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in mini-reshuffle.
Data Sharing Varies Across Physics
Data sharing has been a success for large collaborations like CERN and LIGO. But what about small research groups with bespoke experimental setups?
Measuring Societal Impact: How to Go Beyond Standard Publication Metrics
ChatGPT: Five Priorities for Research
Conversational AI is a game-changer for science. Here's how to respond.
A Call to Create Funding Equity for Researcher Mums
Mothers in academic research and those who support them say in a report that the funding system can and should remedy gender bias in the sciences.
Academia's Culture of Overwork Almost Broke Me, So I'm Working to Undo It
Academia's Culture of Overwork Almost Broke Me, So I'm Working to Undo It
For young immigrant women like me, the pressures of early career research are even greater than for most. But it doesn't have to be that way.
The Next Generation of Coronavirus Vaccines: a Graphical Guide
New technologies might provide more potent or broader immunity - but will have to fight for market share.
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Evidence on Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Nature Human Behaviour
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Evidence on Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Nature Human Behaviour
This meta-analysis of 42 studies finds that learning progress has slowed during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, particularly among children from low socio-economic backgrounds and in poorer countries. Reported learning deficits were larger in maths than in reading.
Early-Career Researchers in Australia Are Miserable at Work
Heavy workloads, bullying and a lack of support add to falling job satisfaction for postdocs, junior faculty members and other young scientists.
Is Science Really Getting Less Disruptive - and Does It Matter if It Is?
Is Science Really Getting Less Disruptive - and Does It Matter if It Is?
A study suggesting papers and patents that change the course of science are becoming less dominant is prompting soul-searching - and lively debate about why, and what to do about it.
Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use
Tools Such As ChatGPT Threaten Transparent Science; Here Are Our Ground Rules for Their Use
As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.
Confused by Open-access Policies? These Tools Can Help
Emerging software helps funding agencies and scientists to ensure that research follows the rules.
Mastering the Art of Saying No Should Be Part of a Research Leader's Toolkit
Mastering the Art of Saying No Should Be Part of a Research Leader's Toolkit
Learning how to deliver a polite refusal, alongside management training, will help young scholars with leadership ambitions.
ChatGPT Listed As Author on Research Papers: Many Scientists Disapprove
ChatGPT Listed As Author on Research Papers: Many Scientists Disapprove
At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use.
Preprint Review Should Form Part of PhD Programmes and Postdoc Training
Preprint Review Should Form Part of PhD Programmes and Postdoc Training
Institutions owe it to young researchers to prepare them for careers outside academia. Preprint review is a perfect opportunity.
PhD Training is No Longer Fit for Purpose - It Needs Reform Now
PhD Training is No Longer Fit for Purpose - It Needs Reform Now
If researchers are to meet society's expectations, their training and mentoring must escape the nineteenth century.
Why NASA and Federal Agencies Are Declaring This the Year of Open Science
Why NASA and Federal Agencies Are Declaring This the Year of Open Science
Here's how NASA is incentivizing open science, and how you can too.
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