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We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.
University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher
University of California Reaches Groundbreaking Open Access Deal with Leading Global Publisher
The University of California today (June 16) announced a transformative open access publishing agreement that will make more of the University's research freely and immediately available to individuals and researchers across the globe.
What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Preprints? Share Your Views
While the use of preprints has increased over the last years, preprint awareness and attitudes vary widely across research communities and among stakeholders in research communication.
Coronavirus Breakthrough: Dexamethasone is First Drug Shown to Save Lives
In a large trial, a cheap and widely available steroid cut deaths by one-third among patients critically ill with COVID-19.
Universities Step Up the Fight for Open-Access Research
Today's deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals.
Covid-19 Can Damage Lungs of Victims Beyond Recognition, Expert Says
Organs of some who die after over a month in hospital sustain 'complete disruption', peers told.
A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington's Rank and File
Efforts to block research on climate change don't just come from the Trump political appointees on top. Lower managers in government are taking their cues, and running with them.
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.
#BlackintheIvory offers proof that academia needs to do better. Now we just need to do the work.
Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results from the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial
This study aims to evaluate the 1-year results of a prospective randomized social media trial to determine the effect of tweeting on subsequent citations and non-traditional bibliometrics.
Ethical Responsibilities of Scientists at a Time of a Global Threat - International Science Council
Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons
Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons
From solving attribution issues to understanding terms of service, here are some welcomed tips from Europeana, the Getty Museum, and Newfields.
Outbreaks, Break-outs and Break-times: Creating Caring Online Workshops
How can online workshops be productive, engaging, caring and fun? How can researchers creatively adapt to a 'virtual normal' and develop caring and co-operative ways of working.
How 'overreaction' Made Vietnam a Virus Success
Vietnam chose to prevent rather than fight Covid-19, a strategy which means it has had no virus deaths.
Value People As Well As Papers to Improve Research Culture
As scientists, we try to make sure our research is rigorous so that we can avoid costly errors. We should take the same approach to tackle issues in research culture, says Professor Christopher Jackson.
The Lancet's Editor: 'The UK's Response to Coronavirus is the Greatest Science Policy Failure for a Generation'
NIH Peer Review: Criterion Scores Completely Account for Racial Disparities in Overall Impact Scores
NIH Peer Review: Criterion Scores Completely Account for Racial Disparities in Overall Impact Scores
Study found that preliminary criterion scores fully account for racial disparities - yet do not explain all of the variability - in preliminary overall impact scores.
'It's What Students Look For': the Dutch University That's Only Hiring Women
'It's What Students Look For': the Dutch University That's Only Hiring Women
Just 15% of professors at Eindhoven University of Technology were women until it introduced a radical new scheme.
Forecasting for COVID-19 Has Failed - International Institute of Forecasters
COVID-19 is a major acute crisis with unpredictable consequences. Many scientists have struggled to make forecasts about its impact. However, despite involving many excellent modelers, best intentions, and highly sophisticated tools, forecasting efforts have largely failed.
The Pandemic Claims New Victims: Prestigious Medical Journals
Two major study retractions in one month have left researchers wondering if the peer review process is broken.
Is Peer Review a Good Idea?
This Article examines the effect of abolishing peer review on the changed incentive structure and the likely effects on the behaviour of individual scientists, and concludes that, abolishing peer review has overall slightly positive results.
150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice
150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice
Over 150 Georgia State University faculty members signed an open letter to the school's president, Mark Becker, regarding a greater push for diversity and inclusion within its faculty.
MIT, Guided by Open Access Principles, Ends Elsevier Negotiations
Institute ends negotiations for a new journals contract in the absence of a proposal aligning with the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts.
Do University Excellence Initiatives Work?
Nations are increasingly making conscious efforts to propel a subset of their universities into the global elite. But are such aspirations ever met? And, if they are, is that a blessing or a curse for those institutions denied entry to the club?
New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture
New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture
Personal integrity and local culture are key to research integrity, and bullying and harassment is the single biggest negative influence, according to a new study by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Covid-19 Studies Based on Flawed Surgisphere Data Force Medical Journals to Review Processes
Covid-19 Studies Based on Flawed Surgisphere Data Force Medical Journals to Review Processes
New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet peer reviewers did not see raw data behind findings before publication.
Influencing Policy as an Early-Career Researcher
COVID-19 has given the public a newfound sense of the vitality of science. At the same time, policy makers are more than ever leaning on scientific advice to guide the way forward.