Memo for President Biden: Five Steps to Getting More from Science
Going back to normal is not enough. A revamp is required.
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What Biden Presidency Could Bring for Higher Education
President-elect has vowed to spend much more. The vice president-elect is a graduate and supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The next first lady is a community college instructor.
OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard
OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard
A neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost effectiveness to the open access ecosystem.
DOAJ to Lead a Collaboration to Improve the Preservation of Open Access Journals
DOAJ, the CLOCKSS Archive, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have agreed to partner to provide an alternative pathway for the preservation of small-scale, APC-free, Open Access journals.
Scientists Aghast As Hopes for Landslide Biden Election Victory Vanish
Scientists Aghast As Hopes for Landslide Biden Election Victory Vanish
With so many votes cast for Trump, some researchers conclude that they must work harder to communicate with the public.
Guest Post - What We Can Learn from How Academics and the Public View Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Guest Post - What We Can Learn from How Academics and the Public View Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Susan Spilka analyzes a series of surveys from Emerald Publishing that asked both academics and the general public about the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion to society.
A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation
A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation
A new oath asks physicians to eliminate their personal biases, combat disinformation to improve health literacy and be an ally to minorities and other underserved groups in society.
Research in Europe - A letter to European Commission President
More than 160 scientists have now signed the letter to European Commission President.
Redesign Open Science for Asia, Africa and Latin America
Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.
Four Ways Trump Has Meddled in Pandemic Science
How the US president and his administration have silenced scientists and meddled in their reports, with disastrous consequences.
Scientists Hail Earwax Test for Checking Stress Hormone Levels
Researchers say cortisol sampling technique could transform diagnostics for people with depression.
University approaches to Citizen Science
OpenAIREs 12th workshop on University approaches to Citizen Science in the transition to Open Science Institutional opportunities and challenges for creating an open and inclusive environment for Research.
Four Ways to Fight Science-Funding Cuts Across Europe
Junior researchers need to engage with policymakers, institutions, funders and media outlets to argue against planned budget cut-backs.
Gyms. Bars. The White House. See How Superspreading Events Are Driving the Pandemic
Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus
Trump's Latest Order Spreads Fear Among Government Scientists
The directive could make it easier to fire some agency researchers and hire others for political reasons.
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.
Wealthy Funder Pays Reparations for Use of HeLa Cells
Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.
The Evidence is Clear: if Countries Act Together, They Can Suppress Covid
As England prepares to lock down again, it should look to the example set by east Asian and African nations, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar
Masks Work. Really. We'll Show You How.
A visual journey through the microscopic world of the coronavirus shows how masks provide an important defense against transmission.
Without Learning to Think Statistically, We'll Never Know when People Are Bending the Truth
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
The first draft text of the UNECSO Open Science Recommendation is currently open for comments.
Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data
Should publishers track the ethnicity of the researchers contributing to their platforms?
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