AI Writing Tools Could Hand Scientists the 'Gift of Time'
ChatGPT might not yet give us sparkling prose. But it can free scientists up to focus on more-stimulating writing tasks.
President Obama Pushes Innovation ‘Frontiers’ in STEM
More than $300M in new STEM initiatives were announced at the White House Frontiers Conference.
Corporate Collaboration Boosts Buzz on Research
Papers authored by academic and corporate partners are more widely discussed online.
Publishers' copyright move 'could limit use of research'
Scientific publishers producing model copyright licences will make it harder for academic research to be a "first class citizen of the web".
Science Activism is Surging - Which Marks a Culture Shift Among Scientists
Political mobilization among scientists has been growing in recent years. Two social scientists break down what this looks like and how it represents a culture shift among the scientific community.
Dearly Departed Languages
Why Greek and Latin medical terminology is better off dead.
The real plague affecting science research? It isn't fraud
Science fraud draws attention, but most scientists think it’s a far lesser threat to their field than the many times researchers cut corners.
Who Cares about the Connection?
How easy is it really to exactly replicate a scientific experiment by just reading the published result?
7 facts about a revolutionary technology
7 facts about a revolutionary technology
What everyone should know about cut-and-paste genetics.
Wanted: Academics Wise to the Needs of Government
Funders should not support policy-relevant work that treats policy impact as an afterthought.
Beyond open access
Beyond open access
Visions for open evaluation of scientific papers by post-publication peer review.
Scientists Used ChatGPT to Generate an Entire Paper from Scratch - But Is It Any Good?
She Figures 2015 - Preliminary Results
This leaflet presents some initial results of the She Figures 2015 data collection. It provides data on the proportions of women and men amongst top level graduates and researchers.
Imagining The "Open" University: Sharing Scholarship to Improve Research and Education
Imagining The "Open" University: Sharing Scholarship to Improve Research and Education
This Perspective article argues that universities should take action to support open scholarship that benefits society and to return to their core missions of knowledge dissemination, community engagement, and public good.
Europe Pumps €10 Million into Effort to Combat Brain Drain
Funding should incentivize institutions to support healthy careers and to spark collaborations with industry.
Going for True Gold
Why the Norwegian Research Council is taking a stand against hybrid Open Access journals.
Congress gives big funding increase to NIH
The spending bill for the federal government ends more than 12 years of stagnant budgets for NIH.
STEM Degrees Rise, but Disparities Remain
Though women earn significantly more bachelor’s degrees than men, they are substantially less likely to obtain a degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
Understanding the path dependancy of academic publishing
Did you ever wonder why it says QWERTY up on the left of your keyboard? And what does it have to do with academic publishing?
Understanding the Costs of Scholarly Publishing
Why we need a public data infrastructure of publishing costs.
Will UK Science's 'lost' £1.6 Billion Ever Come Back?
Negotiations on Horizon Europe dragged on - and UK-based researchers came up short.
New Trends in Open Access Publications
The quality of scientific publications will benefit from a revolution in the peer review models.
Academics, forget about public engagement, stay in your ivory towers
Researchers are urged to make their work accessible, but simplifying complex ideas doesn’t support great scholarship.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard Connections Show How Money Can Distort Research
Letting the rich pay for science that interests them is a bad idea—even if they aren’t convicted sex offenders.
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
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.
Of Brown M&M's and Publishing in Academic Journals
Why did a certain band eliminate brown M&M's from their dressing room? And what does that have to do with the formatting requirements at some journals? This article explains.
Redesign Open Science for Asia, Africa and Latin America
Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.
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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