'I Felt Like a Fraud': A Biologist Goes Public About a Retraction
Retractions are the stuff of nightmares for most academics. But they aren't necessarily a career obstacle, and sometimes may be the only way forward, according to Andrew P. Anderson.
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I Struggled After Moving Internationally For A Postdoc. Here’s How My Family And I Coped
I Struggled After Moving Internationally For A Postdoc. Here’s How My Family And I Coped
Students Demand Cardiff University Tackles Sexual Violence
Students campaigning to stop sexual violence say they will fight to ensure Cardiff University acts after a meeting with senior staff. One student said they were laughed at by three male employees when speaking on sexual violence at a staff meeting. The university said it took sexual assaults seriously and investigated them robustly.
How a Bullying Scandal Closed a Historic Astronomy Department
At Lund University in Sweden this week, astronomers moved out of a building that was custom-built to hold telescopes and other artefacts from their 350 years of history, and they relocated to a physics building down the road. That’s because the astronomy department no longer exists, having been dissolved in the wake of a bullying scandal.
UK Weighs Global Science and Technology Priorities After Horizon Europe Association
UK Weighs Global Science and Technology Priorities After Horizon Europe Association
With EU relations patched up, UK researchers and policymakers are planning the next moves. There are no firm plans for AI legislation, but an international collaboration fund set up during the wilderness years will continue, and there will be a focus on South American links.
India Struggles to Turn Science into Societal Benefits
Entrepreneurial researchers can find solutions for Indian problems, but the lack of a spin-off culture means the country loses out.
Is the EU-Africa Innovation Plan Toothless?
Meaningful investment might be essential for fixing power imbalances in science and innovation.
A Synthesis of Evidence for Policy from Behavioural Science During COVID-19 - Nature
Towards Understanding Policy Design Through Text-as-data Approaches: The Policy Design Annotations (POLIANNA) Dataset - Scientific Data
Towards Understanding Policy Design Through Text-as-data Approaches: The Policy Design Annotations (POLIANNA) Dataset - Scientific Data
Despite the importance of ambitious policy action for addressing climate change, large and systematic assessments of public policies and their design are lacking as analysing text manually is labour-intensive and costly. POLIANNA is a dataset of policy texts from the European Union (EU) that are annotated based on theoretical concepts of policy design, which can be used to develop supervised machine learning approaches for scaling policy analysis.
National Science Funders Eye Setting Up International Network to Share Research-Security Information
National Science Funders Eye Setting Up International Network to Share Research-Security Information
As part of a broader push to tighten security, science funders in the US, UK and Canada are considering setting up a network to share information about security risks affecting international research projects, according to a senior US science official.
Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with My Brain and Not Against It
Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Working with My Brain and Not Against It
When attempts to capitalize on her undiagnosed ADHD traits led to repeated cycles of overwork and burnout, a postdoc re-evaluated how she faces the daily challenges of being a neurodivergent scientist.
Federal agency’s plan to disclose university misconduct findings splits academics
Federal agency’s plan to disclose university misconduct findings splits academics
Institution leaders fear breach of privacy whereas transparency advocates call it an important step
Science Communicators Strategize How to Demystify Science
An expert panel discussed tactics for bridging the gap between scientists and society, such as demystifying discoveries and building trust in communities.
Federal Council Regulates Crisis-Related Activation of Scientific Expertise
Federal Council Regulates Crisis-Related Activation of Scientific Expertise
The Federal Council has adopted an implementation proposal regarding the creation of ad-hoc scientific advisory groups during crises. Switzerland’s ERI institutions are to jointly propose experts for the groups.
Massive Shake-Up of French Science System is Biggest in Decades
Billion-euro plan includes greater oversight for national research institutes and the creation of a top-level council to advise the president on science
Surge in Number of 'Extremely Productive' Authors Concerns Scientists
Some researchers publish a new paper every five days, on average. Data trackers suspect not all their manuscripts were produced through honest labour.
Early-career US National Institutes of Health Researchers Vote Overwhelmingly to Form Union
What Are Farm Animals Thinking?
New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock.
European Commission to Seek Council Recommendations on Research Security
European Commission to Seek Council Recommendations on Research Security
The European Commission is preparing the ground for a proposal for Council recommendations on enhancing research security in the face of growing threats from foreign actors.
Government of Canada Supports Science and Research Organizations That Are Transforming Research and Knowledge into Action
Government of Canada Supports Science and Research Organizations That Are Transforming Research and Knowledge into Action
How to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Without Sacrificing Electoral Popularity
A new study by UCL researchers shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity—even in coal mining regions.
Research Software Directory: Honouring the Role of Software and Supporting Reproducibility | ZBW MediaTalk
Research Software Directory: Honouring the Role of Software and Supporting Reproducibility | ZBW MediaTalk
The Research Software Directory makes software tools used in research easily discoverable and usable. Thus, it also helps other researchers to reproduce and verify research results.
Hallucinate, AI, Authenticity: Dictionaries' Words of the Year Make Our Biggest Fears Clear
Hallucinate, AI, Authenticity: Dictionaries' Words of the Year Make Our Biggest Fears Clear
In a world of chatbots and influencers, Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Collins are in rare agreement.
Building Climate-resilient African Cities - Experts Outline What is Needed
Window of opportunity to secure liveable, equitable, and sustainable futures in the face of climate change is closing fast, more so for Africa
UK to Give Young Researchers Cash to 'pump Prime' Re-entry to Horizon Europe
The UK and EU have officially signed off on UK association to Horizon Europe, ending nearly three years of uncertainty in which UK-based researchers were locked out of parts of the scheme due to high-level political disputes.
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