Ask The Chefs: COAlition S's "Towards Responsible Publishing"
Members of the Society for Scholarly Publishing weigh in with their thoughts on the new "Towards Responsible Publishing" manifesto from cOAlition S.
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How to Navigate the Challenges of Corporate-academia Research Partnerships
Many research projects draw on sources of funding from the corporate world. Fola Adeleke discusses the challenges inherent to this kind of research and outlines three key considerations for researchers engaging with corporate partners.
Yes to Global Standards for Research - As Long As They Are Truly Global
Yes to Global Standards for Research - As Long As They Are Truly Global
Guidelines for research can level the playing field for scientists in low-resource settings - but diverse voices are needed to ensure that people worldwide can actually follow them.
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Voices from Scientists on the Front Lines
The Israel-Hamas Conflict: Voices from Scientists on the Front Lines
The deadly 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel, and Israel's bombardment of Gaza, have upended lives - including those of researchers throughout the region.
Xi-Biden Summit Resumes Research and Technology Collaboration on Climate
Washington and Beijing have resumed a raft of environment-related collaboration measures, including promises of new support for Chinese and American universities to work together on recycling and resource efficiency.
'Violent Colonialist' Magellan is Unfit to Keep His Place in the Night Sky, Say Astronomers
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
NIH Scientific Integrity Plan is Fundamentally Flawed, Says Public Employee Group
A scientific integrity plan recently proposed by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is “fundamentally flawed,” according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In comments filed on Nov. 6 and subsequently summarized in a statement, the advocacy group says that the draft policy “lacks meaningful protections for scientists and research.”
One-third of Indian STEM Conferences Have No Women
Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics faculty are rare, and women speaking at conferences are even rarer.
Russian Researchers Disappear from Academic Conferences As Isolation Bites
Russian Researchers Disappear from Academic Conferences As Isolation Bites
Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a fear of working with the West, sanctions, visa restrictions, travel issues and an exodus of academics have forced Russia to retreat from the global scientific conversation.
Unis, Scientists Unite for First Time on Need for Research Misconduct Body
Unis, Scientists Unite for First Time on Need for Research Misconduct Body
Australia's scientists and universities have for the first time united in a call to the government to establish an independent research misconduct body to protect taxpayers' dollars from fraudulent or dodgy science.
Americans' Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline
Americans' Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline
The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive impact on society has fallen 16 percentage points since before the start of the coronavirus outbreak, from 73% in January 2019 to 57% today.
A New Wave of Support Musters in the Push for Open Access Publishing
A new push for a more equitable scientific publishing system is in the making as the proponents of 'diamond' open access - under which neither authors or readers would pay the publishers - weigh up joining forces in a global federation.
New Study Shows EU Funding for Industry-Based Doctoral Training Can Foster Innovation
New Study Shows EU Funding for Industry-Based Doctoral Training Can Foster Innovation
Funding doctoral training can be a driving force for innovation, especially if it involves industry, according to a new European Commission study.
Social-Behavioral Findings Can Be Highly Replicable, Six-Year Study by Four Labs Suggests
Social-Behavioral Findings Can Be Highly Replicable, Six-Year Study by Four Labs Suggests
Four coordinated laboratories discovered and replicated 16 novel findings with ostensibly gold standard best practices.
Researcher Resignations from UKRI Mount Amid Israel-Hamas Row
Academics are furious that the funder complied with a demand from the government to suspend an advisory panel over comments made about the conflict.
Protect the ‘Right to Science’ for People and the Planet
Opinion: Upholding human rights can ensure that environmental policy is driven by facts and evidence, not denialism, greed and profit.
United States and India Are Becoming Science Partners of Choice
United States and India Are Becoming Science Partners of Choice
... but collaborations are still hampered by bureaucracy and underfunding.
Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda
Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda
WHO published in 2022 the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research (the framework), which calls on Member States and relevant stakeholders to mitigate biorisks and safely govern dual-use research (DUR) while harnessing the power of life sciences for the global health.
Comedy As a Tool to Demystify Science
If scientists want people to take science seriously, comedy may be the key.
Advancing Science and Freedom During Wartime
The success of Kyiv's first international astrobiology scientific conference has affirmed the enormous scientific potential and future for Ukraine's space sciences.
The Belt and Road Initiative is Boosting Science - the West Must Engage, Not Withdraw
China is deepening scientific links with low- and middle-income countries. Europe and the United States would be wise to join this effort, which could help to resolve economic, environmental and political crises.
China is Blooming and Flourishing with Science and Technology
Share:Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on X (Twitter)Share on TelegramShare on RedditShare on Email[Presented in the seminar on the "Significance of India China Relations in the Present National and Global Context" at the National conference of India China Friendship Association conducted on October 14-15,2023, Hyderabad] India and China bloomed with rich ancient civilizations. Both countries-epicentres […]
Scale of Attacks on Universities 'Mandates More Protection'
Scholars at Risk warns that attacks on higher education are eroding academic freedom globally
"We Need More Women," Says Only Female Winner of Millennium Engineering Prize
"We Need More Women," Says Only Female Winner of Millennium Engineering Prize
Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year's award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young age.
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