Science minister explains radical restructure
Amid sanctions and a financial crisis, Dmitry Livanov discusses ongoing reforms to science funding.
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The focus on bibliometrics makes papers less useful
Forcing research to fit the mould of high-impact journals weakens it. Hiring decisions should be based on merit, not impact factor.
What would happen if grant reviews were made public?
Researchers on social media discuss the potential impact of making peer review more transparent.
Adventures with R
A guide to the popular, free statistics and visualization software that gives scientists control of their own data analysis.
Economic divide taking toll on European science
The Horizon 2020 programme threatens to siphon away the best scientists from southern Europe.
Criteria for Nature Index questioned
How using absolute numbers and journal reputation can yield misleading results.
Is grant funding something of a lottery?
Data show scores given to grant applications by external reviewers don't correlate with what actually gets funded.
Nature 's 10
Nature 's 10
Ten people who mattered this year.
Ministers unveil science strategy 2016-2021
£6 billion (ca. 9 billion CHF) package for science and innovation in the years 2016 to 2021 announced. A review of research councils will ensure 'maximum impact' from investment.
Open Library of Humanities submission system
The Open Library of Humanities is now open for submissions.
Nature makes all articles free to view
Nature will make its articles back to 1869 free to share to be read online but not to be printed or downloaded.
The peer-review scam
When a handful of authors were caught reviewing their own papers, it exposed weaknesses in modern publishing systems. Editors are trying to plug the holes.
Wellcome Trust wants research dreams to flourish
Director Jeremy Farrar on new plans to support more young scientists and ambitious projects, large and small.
Confusion over publisher's pioneering open-data rules
The Public Library of Science’s open-data mandate has prompted scientists to share more data online, but not everyone is complying with the regulations.
Unpaid bills complicate EU science budget crisis
A political impasse and a mounting pile of debts pose a threat to research in Europe.
Nature index for Europe
Europe's heavy administrative and bureaucratic burden makes collaborations difficult.
Keeping the lights on
Keeping the lights on
Every year, the US government gives research institutions billions of dollars towards infrastructure and administrative support. A Nature investigation reveals who is benefiting most.
It takes time and a team to win grants
Ingredients to win a grant: start and finish early, seek feedback and file before deadline.
Interactive notebooks
The free IPython notebook makes data analysis easier to record, understand and reproduce.
Metascience could rescue the 'replication crisis'
Independent replication of studies before publication may reveal sources of unreliable results.
After the Berlin wall
In the 25 years since the collapse of communism, the countries of central and Eastern Europe have each carved their own identity in science.
Ministers promise basket of gifts for German science
Politicians renew commitment to research and education progammes with €25 billion over six years.
Journals unite for reproducibility
Consensus on reporting principles aims to improve quality control in biomedical research and encourage public trust in science
Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director
Higgs hunter will be CERN's first female director
Italian physicist will take the reins at the European physics powerhouse in 2016
Is your most cited work your best?
John P. A. Ioannidis and colleagues asked the most highly cited biomedical scientists to score their top-ten papers in six ways.
Pillars of reform
China has come to an unsettling conclusion: the system that it uses to invest in science and technology is broken.
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