Toward a Sustainable Model of Scientific Publishing
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Open Science in Spain: Towards a Coordinated Strategy
Spain needs to set out a wider and clear OS strategy and take decisive, coordinated actions that build upon and improve existing structures to bring itself back to the forefront of OS.
Towards Inclusive Funding Practices for Early Career Researchers
Towards Inclusive Funding Practices for Early Career Researchers
Implementing changes to promote a fairer distribution of funding is necessary to improve career prospects and to drive excellence in scientific research.
'Keep Your Options Open': Postdocs Offer Advice on Academic-research Careers
'Keep Your Options Open': Postdocs Offer Advice on Academic-research Careers
Nearly 1,000 respondents to a US survey urge careful thought about future professional pathways.
Open Access Uptake in Germany 2010-2018: Adoption in a Diverse Research Landscape
Open Access Uptake in Germany 2010-2018: Adoption in a Diverse Research Landscape
This study investigates the development of open access (OA) to journal articles from authors affiliated with German universities and non-university research institutions in the period 2010-2018 and can serve as a baseline to assess the impact recent transformative agreements with major publishers will likely have on scholarly communication.
Frosty Reception for Algorithm That Predicts Research Papers' Impact
A mathematical model designed to forecast the success of biotechnology papers has drawn criticism from researchers.
How COVID-19 Has Stomped on Scientists' Travel Plans
It could take years to reveal the true impact of closed borders, cancelled travel plans and vaccine delays.
Protect Precious Scientific Collaboration from Geopolitics
Rivalry between China and other countries could diminish global scientific collaboration - just when it is most needed.
Research Reveals Why Some Find the Sound of Others Eating So Irritating
Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat
Airships for City Hops Could Cut Flying's CO2 Emissions by 90%
Bedford-based blimp maker unveils routes it hopes to serve by 2025 cutting carbon footprint of flying by 90%
Stories, Statistics, and Authenticity in Health Communications
Stories, Statistics, and Authenticity in Health Communications
As the pandemic worsened in the United Kingdom during spring 2020, political disputes turned in a strange direction. The UK government started to claim that the UK’s Covid-19 statistics could not be compared with any other country.
Research Lobbies Lock Horns with Science Publishers over Open Access
Research Lobbies Lock Horns with Science Publishers over Open Access
Nearly 900 universities, research organisations, and funding agencies want science publishers to be more transparent and abide by open access rules, after scientists complained their submissions are rejected if they apply a public copyright licence to accepted manuscripts.
Helping to Steer Funding to the Frontiers of Research
Prof. Liselotte Højgaard shares her first impressions as a new member of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC) and explains what makes the ERC so important for long-term frontier research.
WhatsApp Sues Indian Government over New Privacy Rules
WhatsApp Sues Indian Government over New Privacy Rules
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel Facebook's (FB.O) messaging app to break privacy protections, sources said.
We Know What You Did During Lockdown
After watching this short film on how much data private companies are able to gather about you (data that we willingly give them in some cases), you might be forgiven for thinking that, never mind some far flung future, we are living in a full-on dystopia right now.
Forced Academic Migration
Forced Academic Migration
Virtual Conference: Academia in times of crises.
Let's Make Sure Our Personal Data Works for Us - Not Against Us - After the Pandemics
Let's Make Sure Our Personal Data Works for Us - Not Against Us - After the Pandemics
The Covid crisis has shown that consensual information-sharing does not have to erode our democratic rights.
How to structure the discussion part in your journal article
Helping scientists communicate: The CommKit is a collection of guides to successful scientific communication, written by MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering Communication Fellows.
A Culture of Free Speech Protects Everyone
The journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones appears to be a victim of viewpoint discrimination. Academic freedom needs a vigorous defense-and not just at UNC.
Nonreplicable Publications Are Cited More Than Replicable Ones
We use publicly available data to show that published papers in top psychology, economics, and general interest journals that fail to replicate are cited more than those that replicate. This difference in citation does not change after the publication of the failure to replicate. Only 12% of postreplication citations of nonreplicable findings acknowledge the replication failure. Existing evidence also shows that experts predict well which papers will be replicated.
The Openness Profile of Knowledge Exchange: What Can Infrastructure Providers Do?
The Openness Profile of Knowledge Exchange: What Can Infrastructure Providers Do?
Knowledge Exchange, a cooperative partnership of six national research-supporting organisations in Europe, has explored the development of an Openness Profile during an 18-month research evaluation of Open Science.
To Choose a Career, I Needed to Do More Than 'Follow My Dream'
What should inform a career in science?
Research Findings That Are Probably Wrong Cited Far More Than Robust Ones
Academics suspect that papers with grabby conclusions are waved through more easily by reviewers.
Every Child on Their Own Trampoline
Private affluence is individuals gaining things for themselves – possessions, nice homes and experiences, trampolines. Public affluence is money spent lavishly on things that are shared – libraries, parks, buses, playgrounds.
What Do University Applicants Want from Their Higher Education Institutions?
When is the right time to restart on-campus events for prospective students in the UK; and if they were invited, would they want to come and what kind of experience would they want?
'Science Should Be at the Centre of All Policy Making'
Coronavirus has shown how good science should be embedded in all big political decisions.
The Modern American University Is a Right-Wing Institution
Just look at who is really in control.
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