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Research Data

DataCite Commons at Your Service

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Research Data

DataCite Commons at Your Service

DataCite and the FREYA project partners are proud to announce the official launch of DataCite Commons. DataCite Commons is the web interface to explore the PID Graph, formed by the publications, datasets, research software, and other research outputs generated by researchers working at research institutions and supported by grant funding.

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Social Sciences & Humanities in EU Green Deal Call

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Social Sciences & Humanities in EU Green Deal Call

A dedicated brokerage event for entities looking for opportunities to involve Social Sciences and Humanities institutions in EU H2020 Green Deal calls.

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Citizen Science

Jury Duty for Global Warming: Citizen Groups Help Solve the Puzzle of Climate Action

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Jury Duty for Global Warming: Citizen Groups Help Solve the Puzzle of Climate Action

Nations are increasingly turning to citizens' assemblies to weigh up climate policies.

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Open Science

Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe

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Europe
Open Science

Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe

"We see a diverse, interconnected, open, professional and viable, developing OS ecosystem in Europe on solid ground; one that is worth investing in. At the same time, this developing ecosystem faces a range of issues that challenge its path to a more open and sustainable future." This is a core conclusion of this new SPARC Europe report.

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COVID-19

The Evidence is Clear: if Countries Act Together, They Can Suppress Covid

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COVID-19

The Evidence is Clear: if Countries Act Together, They Can Suppress Covid

As England prepares to lock down again, it should look to the example set by east Asian and African nations, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar

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COVID-19

Masks Work. Really. We'll Show You How.

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Masks Work. Really. We'll Show You How.

A visual journey through the microscopic world of the coronavirus shows how masks provide an important defense against transmission.

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Education

Without Learning to Think Statistically, We'll Never Know when People Are Bending the Truth

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Education

Without Learning to Think Statistically, We'll Never Know when People Are Bending the Truth

Some simple checks can help separate an honest statistic from a falsehood, says author Paul Goodwin

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International

UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"

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International

UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"

The first draft text of the UNECSO Open Science Recommendation is currently open for comments.

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Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data

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Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data

Should publishers track the ethnicity of the researchers contributing to their platforms?

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Europe is Locking Down a Second Time. But What is Its Long-term Plan?

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Europe is Locking Down a Second Time. But What is Its Long-term Plan?

New measures seek to lower the spread of the coronavirus, but some scientists say Europe should eliminate it.

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Trump's Latest Order Spreads Fear Among Government Scientists

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Trump's Latest Order Spreads Fear Among Government Scientists

The directive could make it easier to fire some agency researchers and hire others for political reasons.

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Open Access

India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access

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India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access

All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.

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Trump

This Election Map Will Be Everywhere. Don't Let It Fool You.

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Trump

This Election Map Will Be Everywhere. Don't Let It Fool You.

It's full of tricks and optical illusions.

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Wealthy Funder Pays Reparations for Use of HeLa Cells

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Wealthy Funder Pays Reparations for Use of HeLa Cells

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.

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The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta

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COVID-19

The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta

Social scientist and technology expert Zeynep Tufekci has been prescient about COVID-19 transmission. Eric Topol talks with her about how she does it and why such approaches make the difference.

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Gyms. Bars. The White House. See How Superspreading Events Are Driving the Pandemic

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Gyms. Bars. The White House. See How Superspreading Events Are Driving the Pandemic

Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus

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Redesign Open Science for Asia, Africa and Latin America

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Science Culture
Open Science

Redesign Open Science for Asia, Africa and Latin America

Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.

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Trump

Four Ways Trump Has Meddled in Pandemic Science

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Four Ways Trump Has Meddled in Pandemic Science

How the US president and his administration have silenced scientists and meddled in their reports, with disastrous consequences.

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With Winter Coming and Trump Still in Charge, Virus Experts Fear the Worst

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Trump

With Winter Coming and Trump Still in Charge, Virus Experts Fear the Worst

Regardless of the election results, President Trump will be the one directing the government's coronavirus response as infections climb.

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Mental Health

Scientists Hail Earwax Test for Checking Stress Hormone Levels

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Mental Health

Scientists Hail Earwax Test for Checking Stress Hormone Levels

Researchers say cortisol sampling technique could transform diagnostics for people with depression.

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'Stick to the Science': when Science Gets Political

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History
Politics

'Stick to the Science': when Science Gets Political

A three-part podcast series explores the intimate relationship between politics and science.

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University approaches to Citizen Science

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Universities
Conference

University approaches to Citizen Science

OpenAIREs 12th workshop on University approaches to Citizen Science in the transition to Open Science Institutional opportunities and challenges for creating an open and inclusive environment for Research.

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Early Career Researchers
Funding

Four Ways to Fight Science-Funding Cuts Across Europe

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Early Career Researchers
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Four Ways to Fight Science-Funding Cuts Across Europe

Junior researchers need to engage with policymakers, institutions, funders and media outlets to argue against planned budget cut-backs.

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Scientists Aghast As Hopes for Landslide Biden Election Victory Vanish

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Politics
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Scientists Aghast As Hopes for Landslide Biden Election Victory Vanish

With so many votes cast for Trump, some researchers conclude that they must work harder to communicate with the public.

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U.S. Elections Bring Wins and Losses for Research Community

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Politics

U.S. Elections Bring Wins and Losses for Research Community

Several scientists fail to win seats in Congress, while referenda seem poised to win.

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Diversity

Guest Post - What We Can Learn from How Academics and the Public View Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

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Guest Post - What We Can Learn from How Academics and the Public View Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

Susan Spilka analyzes a series of surveys from Emerald Publishing that asked both academics and the general public about the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion to society.

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Discrimination

A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation

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Discrimination

A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation

A new oath asks physicians to eliminate their personal biases, combat disinformation to improve health literacy and be an ally to minorities and other underserved groups in society.

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EU

Research in Europe - A letter to European Commission President

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EU

Research in Europe - A letter to European Commission President

More than 160 scientists have now signed the letter to European Commission President.

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Open Access

OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard

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OASPA Founds New Organisation with Future-proof Governance and Funding Structure for the OA Switchboard

A neutral, independent intermediary enabling shared infrastructure, bringing transparency, efficiency and cost effectiveness to the open access ecosystem.

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DOAJ to Lead a Collaboration to Improve the Preservation of Open Access Journals

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DOAJ to Lead a Collaboration to Improve the Preservation of Open Access Journals

DOAJ, the CLOCKSS Archive, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have agreed to partner to provide an alternative pathway for the preservation of small-scale, APC-free, Open Access journals.

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