The Most Compelling Science Graphics of 2022
From COVID to space exploration, graphics helped tell some the year’s most important stories
Climate scientists are becoming climate activists as governments fail to heed warnings
Success rates for EPSRC Fellowships
Success rates for EPSRC Fellowships
EPSRC Engineering fellowships were under-subscribed and so we should all be preparing our applications. But just because a theme is under-subcribed doesn't mean that you've got a better chance of getting funded.
Swissuniversities and Springer Nature Sign a New Open Access Agreement
swissuniversities has adopted a new transformative Open Access agreement with Springer Nature. This agreement provides Swiss researchers with access to SpringerLink with over 2’000 Hybrid journals and enables authors affiliated with the Swiss academic and research institutions to publish their accepted research papers Open Access, making this primary research immediately and freely accessible from the point of publication.
Authorship for Sale: Nature Investigates How Paper Mills Work
Companies selling authorship slots thrive in a culture that equates success with a strong publication record. Customers, sleuths and the shadowy owner of a paper mill explain why.
Coronavirus Article Free Access 'doesn't Go Far Enough'
With insights from a variety of fields potentially useful in the fight against coronavirus, some French academics are arguing for more research and data to be made publicly available
10 Frontiers Articles That Caught the World's Attention in 2022 - Science & Research News
10 Frontiers Articles That Caught the World's Attention in 2022 - Science & Research News
By Frontiers' science writers As part of Frontiers' passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most fascinating research published with us each month to help inspire current and future researchers to achieve their research dreams. 2022 was no different, and saw many game-changing discoveries contribute to the
The Attack of Zombie Science
They look like scientific papers. But they're distorting and killing science.
U.S. Uncertainty Creates Clinical Trial Leadership Opportunity for Europe
U.S. Uncertainty Creates Clinical Trial Leadership Opportunity for Europe
While cancelled NIH grants and regulatory uncertainty are less hospitable to clinical research in the U.S., Europe must play its cards right to attract more studies.
Winners of 27 European Research Council Grants Leave the UK and Switzerland Because of Horizon Europe Impasse
Winners of 27 European Research Council Grants Leave the UK and Switzerland Because of Horizon Europe Impasse
Of 174 UK-based ERC grant winners 23, or around one in eight, have decided to relocate, while only four of 66 researchers based in Switzerland did so.
Could a Novelty Indicator Improve Science?
A competition to develop computational approaches to detect 'novelty' in published papers will help metascientists to study how out-of-the-box research changes the scientific landscape.
Does It Pay to Pay? A Comparison of the Benefits of Open-Access Publishing Across Various Sub-Fields in Biology
Does It Pay to Pay? A Comparison of the Benefits of Open-Access Publishing Across Various Sub-Fields in Biology
This study tested if paying to publish open access in a subscriptionbased journal benefited authors by conferring more citations relative to closed access articles and found that paying for access does confer a citation advantage.
Yes, Your Loud Neighbors Are Driving You Bonkers
Why are we so sensitive to residential noise?
Five-Year Campaign Breaks Science's Citation Paywall
Reference lists for more than 60 million journal studies in Crossref are now free to view and reuse.
Just Before a Massive Outbreak, a California Prison Declined Free Coronavirus Tests and Urgent Advice
Just Before a Massive Outbreak, a California Prison Declined Free Coronavirus Tests and Urgent Advice
San Quentin prison is dealing with the third-largest coronavirus outbreak in the United States: researchers fear that other prisons are at risk.
Citizen Participation and Technology: Lessons from the Fields of Deliberative Democracy and Science and Technology Studies
Citizen Participation and Technology: Lessons from the Fields of Deliberative Democracy and Science and Technology Studies
Deliberative democracy could be enriched by a deeper engagement with the material aspects of democratic processes. STS scholars would benefit from engaging more closely with democratic theory, as well.
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Going Into Effect
NIH to require researchers to submit a Data Management and Sharing Plan with grant applications submitted after Jan. 25, 2023
ERC Makes Bid to Become a 'permanent Standalone' EU Body
The European Research Council (ERC) Scientific Council wants the EU's fundamental research fund to become independent from the European Commission, with a stable long-term budget.In a surprise move on June 17, the council sent a proposal to create an independent ERC to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and research commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva. So far, the letter has not been made public.
25,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis
Far more people have died over the past month than have been officially reported, a review of mortality data in 11 countries shows.
Overcoming the Discoverability Crisis
The current pandemic has exposed a host of issues with the current scholarly communication system, also with regard to the discoverability of scientific knowledge. Many research groups have pivoted to Covid-19 research without prior experience or adequate preparation. They were immediately confronted with two discovery challenges: (1) having to identify relevant knowledge from unfamiliar (sub-)disciplines with their own terminology and publication culture, and (2) having to keep up with the rapid growth of data and publications and being able to filter out the relevant findings.
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Unearned Authorship Pervades Science
Research-integrity survey also suggests that there is a split in US- and Europe-based researchers' perceptions of 'questionable research practices'.
NIH advisers seek tighter oversight of risky pathogen experiments
Biosecurity advisers to the federal government are calling for tighter scrutiny of experiments with potentially dangerous viruses and other pathogens, reflecting an ongoing debate within the scientific community over the benefits and risks of such laboratory research.
Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society
Open Knowledge Foundation Seeks Visionary Leader to Steer the World Towards a Free, Fair, and Open Society
The process of recruiting a new CEO will commence over the next few weeks. An open future has never been more important – will you join us to create it?
Mistakes Happen in Research Papers. But Corrections Often Don't
A culture of fear around corrections and retractions is hampering efforts to maintain the integrity of scientific research.
Open Metrics Require Open Infrastructure
Today, remove the altmetrics.com badges from their landing pages-and we couldn't be more energized by their commitment to open infrastruct…
How Dual Use Puts Research Under the Microscope
Dual-use controls can constrict international scientific collaboration without offering commensurate protections.
Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - We've Had Enough Already
The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.
The open access movement grows up
It's been just over a decade since the concept of Open Access first captured the attention of the scientific and scholarly research community.
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