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Take Action - 500 Women Scientists

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Take Action - 500 Women Scientists

Communicate your support for #BlackLivesMatter: Dos, don'ts, and resources.

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Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 Reopenings, Vaccines, and 'warp Speed'

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Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 Reopenings, Vaccines, and 'warp Speed'

In an interview, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases expressed optimism on some fronts, and concern on others.

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Universities Will Never Be the Same After the Coronavirus Crisis

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Universities Will Never Be the Same After the Coronavirus Crisis

How virtual classrooms and dire finances could alter academia: the first chapter in a week-long series on science after the pandemic.

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Peer Review

How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper

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How You Should Read Coronavirus Studies, or Any Science Paper

Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.

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How Will the Pandemic Alter Research Funding?

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How Will the Pandemic Alter Research Funding?

Financial crises could spell trouble for science budgets but spending could surge in some countries. Series investigates science after the pandemic.

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Open Access

The Case for Open Access

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The Case for Open Access

Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide - so why are the UK's flagship museums so slow on the uptake?

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Science Communication

To Drive Innovation, Scientists Should Open Their Doors to More Equitable Relations with the Arts

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To Drive Innovation, Scientists Should Open Their Doors to More Equitable Relations with the Arts

Interdisciplinary collaborations between scientific researchers and artists can often be one dimensional, with artists simply illustrating scientific findings.

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A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies

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A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies

News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.

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UK

Junior Researchers Hit by Coronavirus-triggered Hiring Freezes

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UK

Junior Researchers Hit by Coronavirus-triggered Hiring Freezes

With student enrolment projected to fall, some US and UK institutions have halted recruitment.

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How Scientific Conferences Will Survive the Coronavirus Shock

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How Scientific Conferences Will Survive the Coronavirus Shock

Virtual meetings are becoming the norm under COVID-19 and winning over many researchers: part 3 in a series on science after the pandemic.

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4 Ways That Scientists And Academics Can Effectively Combat Racism

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4 Ways That Scientists And Academics Can Effectively Combat Racism

It's not only about what's happening right now. Things need to change for good.

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Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study

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Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study

High-level politician suggests academy deserves retribution for publishing unwelcome COVID-19 estimates.

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Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review

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Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review

We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will explore recent steps to increase efficiency and speed in the publication of COVID-19 research (Wednesday 24th June 2020, 4.00 pm Central European Time).

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COVID-19

Building Resilient Learned Societies in an Age of Pandemic and Fear - The Scholarly Kitchen

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Building Resilient Learned Societies in an Age of Pandemic and Fear - The Scholarly Kitchen

Learned societies face many new challenges in the face of a pandemic.

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Open Science

Hundreds of Journals' Editorial Practices Captured in Database

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Open Science

Hundreds of Journals' Editorial Practices Captured in Database

The platform evaluates these journals’ peer-review procedures and invites journal editors to provide such information for inclusion in the database.

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Publishing

Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?

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Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?

The push for rapid and open publishing could take off - although financial pressures lie ahead: part 4 in a series on science after the pandemic.

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Governments and WHO Changed Covid-19 Policy Based on Suspect Data from Tiny US Company

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Governments and WHO Changed Covid-19 Policy Based on Suspect Data from Tiny US Company

Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies.

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Humanities Research Infrastructure is Great Return on Investment - Will We Sell It Short?

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Humanities Research Infrastructure is Great Return on Investment - Will We Sell It Short?

Humanities Research Infrastructure is critical social investment, and we could support it better if we understood it better.

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Science

These Black Nature Lovers Are Busting Stereotypes, One Cool Bird at a Time

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These Black Nature Lovers Are Busting Stereotypes, One Cool Bird at a Time

Black scientists are showcasing Black achievement - with birds.

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COVID-19

The End of College As We Knew It?

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The End of College As We Knew It?

Restaurants get eulogies. Airlines get bailouts. Shakespeare gets kicked when he's down.

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Diversity
Science Politics

10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity

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Science Politics

10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity

Acknowledge the history. Revise your work. Refuse to be complicit.

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Integrity

Two Elite Medical Journals Retract Coronavirus Papers over Data Integrity Questions

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Integrity

Two Elite Medical Journals Retract Coronavirus Papers over Data Integrity Questions

Mysterious company Surgisphere declined to provide access to hospital data used to evaluate drugs in COVID-19 patients.

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The Lancet Has Made One of the Biggest Retractions in Modern History. How Could This Happen?
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The Lancet Has Made One of the Biggest Retractions in Modern History. How Could This Happen?

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The Lancet Has Made One of the Biggest Retractions in Modern History. How Could This Happen?

The now retracted paper halted hydroxychloroquine trials. Studies like this determine how people live or die tomorrow.

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US

Top U.S. Scientists Left out of White House Selection of COVID-19 Vaccine Shortlist

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Top U.S. Scientists Left out of White House Selection of COVID-19 Vaccine Shortlist

Operation Warp Speed's chooses largely unproven vaccine technologies for fast-tracking.

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Research

We Are Here to Solve Problems, Not to COVIDise

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Research

We Are Here to Solve Problems, Not to COVIDise

Despite the special calls for research into the novel coronavirus, researchers should all still concentrate on what they do best, writes Matthias Egger, President of the National Research Council of the SNSF.

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How We Can Avoid Screwing Up the Response to Covid-19 Again

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How We Can Avoid Screwing Up the Response to Covid-19 Again

STAT asked 11 experts in infectious disease, epidemiology, and pandemic preparedness how to avoid the mistakes of the coronavirus response this spring.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus Research Hub

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Coronavirus Research Hub

We invite researchers and data scientists focused on Coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, as well as clinical research, to freely access these solutions.

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Scientists Funded by Zuckerberg Sent Him a Letter Calling Facebook’s Practices ‘Antithetical’ to His Philanthropic Mission

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Scientists Funded by Zuckerberg Sent Him a Letter Calling Facebook’s Practices ‘Antithetical’ to His Philanthropic Mission

More than 140 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urged Mark Zuckerberg to enforce stricter policies around the spread of misinformation and incitements to violence.

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Researcher Has Faculty Appointment Terminated After Lancet Retraction

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Researcher Has Faculty Appointment Terminated After Lancet Retraction

The decision comes as new details emerge in the scandal that has ignited a firestorm of controversy in the scientific community.

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Diversity

Racism in Science: We Need to Act Now

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Racism in Science: We Need to Act Now

It is easy to make excuses – the legacy of historic racism is so strong that there are not a lot of senior Black scientists to choose from, and those that have survived the gauntlet are in demand and overcommitted, and so on and so forth. But these excuses are lame.

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