Nature Will Publish Peer Review Reports As a Trial
Research involves deep discussions between authors and reviewers. Starting this week, readers of some Nature Research journals will be able to see this up close.
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Open Science Maturity: Universities in Finland in the Leading Position
Finland has already achieved considerable milestones in fostering an open science culture on a national level. A recently published evaluation highlights best practices in Finland, barriers and ideas to remove them.
What Are Fake Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Why Do They Occur?
What Are Fake Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Why Do They Occur?
Scientists influenced by funding priorities promoted by regional, national and transnational funding bodies, as well as by the academic mania for ‘interdisciplinariness’, feel compelled to develop a concrete interdisciplinary research topic and organize their research collaboratively.
If It Doesn't Say "Registered Report," Don't Trust It
If It Doesn't Say "Registered Report," Don't Trust It
A new study found that Registered Reports are only about 50% as likely as standard, non-RR research to confirm their hypothesis.
The Acceptability of Using a Lottery to Allocate Research Funding: a Survey of Applicants
The Acceptability of Using a Lottery to Allocate Research Funding: a Survey of Applicants
The Health Research Council of New Zealand is the first major government funding agency to use a lottery to allocate research funding for their Explorer Grant scheme. A recent survey examines how well the measure is accepted.
'This Beast is Moving Very Fast.' Will the New Coronavirus Be Contained-or Go Pandemic?
'This Beast is Moving Very Fast.' Will the New Coronavirus Be Contained-or Go Pandemic?
Modelers are trying to forecast how the virus will move, but they need better data.
Shoddy Coronavirus Studies Are Going Viral And Stoking Panic
Scientists are rapidly posting findings about the new coronavirus outbreak online, accelerating the speed of scientific discoveries - and of misinformation.
Study Claiming New Coronavirus Can Be Transmitted by People Without Symptoms Was Flawed
Study Claiming New Coronavirus Can Be Transmitted by People Without Symptoms Was Flawed
A traveler to Germany from China who infected another person did feel ill, contradicting New England Journal of Medicine report.
Experts Envision Two Scenarios if New Coronavirus Isn't Contained
Experts see two scenarios: 2019-nCoV becomes like the four little-known coronaviruses already endemic in people, or it becomes like the seasonal flu.
Cambridge Sociologist's Visa Fight 'sends Shockwaves' Through Universities
Cambridge Sociologist's Visa Fight 'sends Shockwaves' Through Universities
Academics say case of Dr Asiya Islam, turned down after 10 years in UK, gives the lie to assurances Britain is open to experts.
'It's a Moral Imperative:' Archivists Made a Directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies to Bypass Paywalls
'It's a Moral Imperative:' Archivists Made a Directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies to Bypass Paywalls
The potentially illegal archive is a 'moral imperative,' said one organizer.
People Will Not Trust Unkind Science
A mean and aggressive research working culture threatens the public's respect for scientists and their expertise, says Gail Cardew.
The New Coronavirus Is a Truly Modern Epidemic
New diseases are mirrors that reflect how a society works-and where it fails.
The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election
The Iowa caucus debacle proved that a 21st-century election requires 19th-century technology.
Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally
Amid Coronavirus Fears, a Mask Shortage Could Spread Globally
Most of the world's supply of masks and respirators comes from China, and a supply chain gap poses a risk to everyday health care beyond the viral epidemic.
Quick Retraction of Coronavirus Paper Was Good Moment for Science - STAT
Quick Retraction of Coronavirus Paper Was Good Moment for Science - STAT
Champions of traditional journal publishers are often unwilling to acknowledge how slow and ineffective correction in science can be.
Another HIV Vaccine Strategy Fails in Large-scale Study
The failure-ridden search for a vaccine that can stop the AIDS virus has delivered yet another frustrating defeat.
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship: Call For Applications 2020
The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program launches its Call for Applications 2020.
'We're Opening Everything': Scientists Share Coronavirus Data in Unprecedented Way to Contain, Treat Disease
'We're Opening Everything': Scientists Share Coronavirus Data in Unprecedented Way to Contain, Treat Disease
Normally, science is highly competitive and secretive, with universities and private sector companies patenting knowledge, scientific journals putting research behind paywalls and all research peer-reviewed before the data is released. But for the moment those barriers have fallen as scientists share research and work together to battle this coronavirus epidemic.
New System Will Measure Journals' Research Transparency
A new ranking system for academic journals measuring their commitment to research transparency will be launched next month - providing what many believe will be a useful alternative to journal impact scores.
Brexit: Implications for Swiss Higher Education Institutions
Resources compiled by swissuniversities to address questions that UK researchers and students on mobility programmes within Swiss higher education institutions will be confronted with after the Brexit.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Research: UK is Out, but What Does the Future Hold?
And so it is finally happening: tomorrow at midnight central European time, the EU bids farewell to the UK. After a tortured three-and-a-half year plod to the exit, the country heads into an eleven month transition period where everything stands still, and then into the unknown of the yet-to-be negotiated Future Relationship. In light of the historic moment, Science|Business contacted science figures around Europe, to find out:
EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit
EU and UK Research Organisations Plan a Strong Future Relationship Post Brexit
On the day that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, higher education and research organisations from across the UK and Europe have reaffirmed their commitment to working together, and are calling on their respective governments to make this a priority.
Spider Biologist Denies Suspicions of Widespread Data Fraud in His Animal Personality Research
Spider Biologist Denies Suspicions of Widespread Data Fraud in His Animal Personality Research
Behavioral ecologists are in turmoil as dozens of research papers involving an expert on social spiders draw scrutiny.
Sharing Research Data and Findings Relevant to the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Outbreak
Sharing Research Data and Findings Relevant to the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Outbreak
A call on researchers, journals and funders to ensure that research findings and data relevant to this outbreak are shared rapidly and openly to inform the public health response and help save lives.
Impact 'Agenda' Or Impact 'Phantom'?
Responding to an emerging debate around the changing nature of the impact agenda in the UK, the author argues that the current moment presents an opportunity to exorcise the ghosts of previous regimes of incentivising and assessing impact.
Five 'Power Skills' for Becoming a Team Leader
Volunteering with an organization can improve communication and help you adapt to the unexpected.
SciCV - SNSF Tests New CV Format in Biology and Medicine
The SNSF is testing a new, standardised structure for CVs. The aim is to facilitate comparisons between applicants and make track record assessment more transparent.
OA Switchboard Initiative: Progress Report January 2020
The OA Switchboard aims to facilitate the fulfilment of open access strategies across business models, policies and agreements, and reduce complexity for all relevant stakeholders.
FAIR - Fast, Active, Integrated and Responsive: How the EOSC FAIR Working Group Rolls
FAIR - Fast, Active, Integrated and Responsive: How the EOSC FAIR Working Group Rolls
The EOSC FAIR Working Group is examining researcher practice and developing a PID policy, metrics, certification guidelines and an Interoperability Framework to implement a web of FAIR data in EOSC.
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