Survey Reveals Basic Research in Canada Is Falling by the Wayside
The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
This systematic review highlights the scarcity of research integrating a gender perspective into climate policy impact assessments and calls for more gender-sensitive analyses and the application of feminist theory to address this gap.
AI Policy is Penalising the Students Most Trying to Comply
Jim Dickinson presents findings from new research on students' use of AI – and argues the sector is punishing precisely the disposition it should be cultivating.
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These 109 Nobel laureates have finally had enough of Greenpeace’s anti-GMO campaign
These 109 Nobel laureates have finally had enough of Greenpeace’s anti-GMO campaign
Greenpeace accepts climate science. So why do they dismiss the science around GMOs?
Is 'Grassroots' Citizen Science a Front for Big Business?
It might style itself as a grassroots movement but citizen science is little more than a cheap land-grab by big business.
2019 EUA Workshop on Research Assessment in the Transition to Open Science
2019 EUA Workshop on Research Assessment in the Transition to Open Science
EUA is organising a series of workshops raising awareness and fostering discussion on research assessment reform. The 2019 edition will focus on research evaluation for the purpose of recruitment and career progression of researchers.
Has the European Commission Listened to Its Advisors on FP10?
Last week, the European Commission unveiled plans for the next €175 billion iteration of Horizon Europe, set to run from 2028 until 2034. Researchers' organisations across Europe are now combing the fine print to see whether it meets expectations.
NSF Merit Review Process
The NSF released a compilation of statistics about its merit review process that will be of great interest to researchers.
Academic Publishing: Toward a New Model
To make research more accessible, separate the review and dissemination processes.
The Rise and Fall and Rise again of 23andMe
How Anne Wojcicki led her company from the brink of failure to scientific pre-eminence.
Let's Focus on the Research Process, Not the Outputs
Ensuring we focus our definition of success around valuable contributions - instead of around the final output - would recognise and reward good research and researchers.
Nature Journals Announce First Open-Access Agreement
The arrangement will allow some researchers in Germany to publish openly - but critics say it comes with a high price.
How Scientists Can Safeguard Themselves Online
Scientists are always at risk of digital harassment by bad actors looking to undermine scientific credibility and progress, but there are protective steps they can take.
Science Europe sets out Vision of Ideal Research Culture
Association of research funding and performing organisations wants more diversity, collaboration and societal impact.
Thinkable.org
A community of students, researchers, Nobel Laureates, philanthropists, science-lovers and research institutes to launch a new way to support the big, risky blue-sky research the world needs.
The Paradox of Precision Medicine
Early attempts to tailor disease treatment to individuals based on their DNA have met with equivocal success, raising concerns about a push to scale up such efforts.
Mapped Out: Negative Perceptions of Science
This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the “bad effects” of science is that it “breaks down ideas of right and wrong”.
Towards Sustainable Funding for Open Access
In the quest to make scientific publications free to read and free to publish, the million-dollar question is: how can it be sustainable?
Jupyter, Mathematica, and the Future of the Research Paper
Why Jupyter succeed where Mathematica failed? The obvious contrast is between the proprietary world of Wolfram and the open-source model of the software ecosystem that Jupyter mobilizes.
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term
The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic
The useful science?
The useful science?
Economics is highly parochial: there were more papers focused on the United States than on Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa combined.
Selecting for impact: new data debunks old beliefs
One of the strongest beliefs in scholarly publishing is that journals seeking a high impact factor should be highly selective. There is evidence showing this is wrong.
Wellcome Open Research: The Start of a New Journey
The first articles have gone live on Wellcome Open Research; 15 of them in total, with more submissions in the pipeline.
“No-Deal” Is a Bad Deal for Science
This factsheet of the Royal Society explains why leaving the EU with "no-deal" is a bad deal for science.
Five Ways to Ensure Flood-risk Research Helps the Most Vulnerable
Studies are skewed towards resilient places and people: improve data, metrics, inclusion and more.
Open Access Management - a New Domain?
Christian Grubak from ChronosHub and Josh Brown from MoreBrains share their thoughts on the transition to open access and the needs for its formalised management and collaborative community actions
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