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ERC
EU

Facts and Figures on Switzerland's Participation

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ERC
EU

Facts and Figures on Switzerland's Participation

A report showing that Swiss participation has recovered since 2016, but is weaker overall than in the previous programme generation (2007–2013).

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Society
Research

How Significant Are the Public Dimensions of Faculty Work?

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Research

How Significant Are the Public Dimensions of Faculty Work?

To understand how the public dimensions of faculty work are valued, we analyzed review, tenure and promotion documents from a representative sample of 129 Canadian and American universities.

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Equality
Africa

Meet the African Girls Who Are Coding to Make a Difference

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Africa

Meet the African Girls Who Are Coding to Make a Difference

More than 80 girls from 34 African countries attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for 10 days in August 2018.

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Peer Review

A Process Guide

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Peer Review

A Process Guide

A worksheet compiled from the advice of a number of journalsand publications. The aim of the worksheet is to give less-experiencedpeer reviewers a concrete workflow of questions and tasks to follow whenthey first peer-review.

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Biomedicine
Research

Ghost Authorship Haunts Industry-funded Clinical Trials

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Biomedicine
Research

Ghost Authorship Haunts Industry-funded Clinical Trials

Drug companies make big contributions to analysis in the trials they fund but can fail to report their contributions.

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Prizes
Economy

Nobel Prize for the Economics of Innovation and Climate Change Stirs Controversy

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Prizes
Economy

Nobel Prize for the Economics of Innovation and Climate Change Stirs Controversy

This year's prize for economics has sparked a rarer controversy. Some economists argue one winner's work is wrongheaded and has compromised humanity's ability to deal with the existential threat of climate change.

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Italy
Policy

Peer-reviewed Homeopathy Study Sparks Uproar

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Policy

Peer-reviewed Homeopathy Study Sparks Uproar

Advocates of homeopathy say that the rat study is evidence of the practice’s efficacy, but some scientists have cast doubt on the paper.

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Brexit
UK

University 'dual Nationality' Plan

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Brexit
UK

University 'dual Nationality' Plan

A top UK university is planning a 'unique' post-Brexit arrangement with a German university in which staff will be appointed jointly by both institutions, with the aim of keeping access to EU research funding for UK academics.

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Open Data
Economy

Peeling Back the Curtain

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Open Data
Economy

Peeling Back the Curtain

How the Economist is opening the data behind our reporting.

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Switzerland
Open Access

Making Open Access the New Normal

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Open Access

Making Open Access the New Normal

It has never been so easy to obtain grants for open access publications from the SNSF. Researchers can now apply for them on the mySNF online platform – even after the project has ended.

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Grants

The Important Thing is Not to Win, It is to Take Part

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The Important Thing is Not to Win, It is to Take Part

What if scientists benefit from participating in research grant competitions?

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Open Access

'It is for Publishers to Provide Plan S-compliant Routes to Publication in Their Journals'

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'It is for Publishers to Provide Plan S-compliant Routes to Publication in Their Journals'

An interview with Robert-Jan Smits, with preface Robert-Jan Smits.

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Misconduct
Publishing

Harvard and the Brigham Call for 31 Retractions of Cardiac Stem Cell Research

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Misconduct
Publishing

Harvard and the Brigham Call for 31 Retractions of Cardiac Stem Cell Research

The papers from the lab of Dr. Piero Anversa, who studied cardiac stem cells, 'included falsified and/or fabricated data,' according to a statement from the two institutions.

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Entrepreneurship
Innovation

The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

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Innovation

The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t 20-somethings.

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Equality

PhD Viva Rule is ‘unfair on Female Academics’

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PhD Viva Rule is ‘unfair on Female Academics’

New rules requiring a female presence on doctoral defence panels at the University of Glasgow will push more ‘unrewarded’ academic tasks on to women, critics claim.

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Climate

Unless We Make Dramatic Changes, We're Headed for Catastrophe

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Climate

Unless We Make Dramatic Changes, We're Headed for Catastrophe

According to a report released Sunday by the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change, the 2015 Paris Agreement won’t be enough to stop the most serious damage from climate change.

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Peer Review

Science's Quality-Control Process Gets a Makeover

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Peer Review

Science's Quality-Control Process Gets a Makeover

Data underlying science’s quality control process is revealing worrying trends — and suggestions are pouring in on how to address the concerns.

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Publishing

ELife Digests Get a New Home

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Publishing

ELife Digests Get a New Home

The eLife website now has a dedicated section for plain-language summaries of the latest research.

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Canada
Careers

Immigration Regulations May Be Pushing Postdocs out

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Careers

Immigration Regulations May Be Pushing Postdocs out

Postdoctoral researchers have to reapply for a work permit annually, and don't always qualify for permanent residency.

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US
Innovation

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

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Innovation

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate "the bilinguals of the future." Blackstone's Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.

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Careers

Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration

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Careers

Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration

A former dean chronicles the challenges of returning to full-time teaching.

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Open Access

Young Academies Release Statement in Response to 'Plan S' on Open Access of Scientific Output

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Open Access

Young Academies Release Statement in Response to 'Plan S' on Open Access of Scientific Output

Publicly funded research output should neither be hidden behind paywalls nor be a 'pay-to-publish' game. This is one of the core tenets of the Position Statement titled 'Opportunities and Challenges for Implementing Plan S - The View of Young Academies', which is the result of discussions among several European young academies and the Global Young.

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Brexit

There's No Plan B: Academics Race to Safeguard Research Against Brexit

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Brexit

There's No Plan B: Academics Race to Safeguard Research Against Brexit

With science, IT and archaeology among subjects heavily funded by the EU, leaving with no deal would be cataclysmic, say universities

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Peer Review

How to Write a Thorough Peer Review

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Peer Review

How to Write a Thorough Peer Review

Scientists receive too little peer-review training. Here's one method for effectively peer-reviewing papers, says Mathew Stiller-Reeve.

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Citizen Science

Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy

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Citizen Science

Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy

Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy identifies and explains the role of citizen science within innovation in science and society, and as a vibrant and productive science-policy interface. The scope of this volume is global, geared towards identifying solutions and lessons to be applied across science, practice and policy. The chapters consider the role of citizen science in the context of the wider agenda of open science and open innovation, and discusses progress towards responsible research and innovation, two of the most critical aspects of science today.

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Women in Science
Gender

Are Women in Science Any Better Off than in Ada Lovelace's Day?

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Women in Science
Gender

Are Women in Science Any Better Off than in Ada Lovelace's Day?

On Ada Lovelace Day, we should rethink access to scientific fields, says researcher Jess Wade.

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Australia
Interdisciplinarity

Shifting Research Focus to 'Grand Challenges'

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Interdisciplinarity

Shifting Research Focus to 'Grand Challenges'

New projects at two Sydney universities show move towards multidisciplinary scholarship

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Misconduct

Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist

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Misconduct

Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist

Some 31 studies by Dr. Piero Anversa contain fabricated or falsified data, officials concluded. Dr. Anversa popularized the idea of stem cell treatment for damaged hearts.

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Climate
Policy

New University Rules Encourage Scientists to Avoid Air Travel

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Climate
Policy

New University Rules Encourage Scientists to Avoid Air Travel

For some researchers it's a personal choice; other academic departments have to pay carbon offset fees.

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India
Policy

Outsider Takes Helm at Research Giant

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India
Policy

Outsider Takes Helm at Research Giant

Structural biologist Shekhar Mande becomes new head of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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