Petition Urges Jeff Bezos to Blast into Space - and Stay There
Change.org effort that says 'billionaires should not exist' has gathered tens of thousands of signatures
EU Called Out for Bureaucratic Obstacles to Cross-Border Researcher Mobility
EU Called Out for Bureaucratic Obstacles to Cross-Border Researcher Mobility
The lifting of pandemic restrictions on travel and increased requirements in EU research programmes for researchers to spend time abroad is drawing renewed attention to the way in which blanket EU rules for managing labour flows are getting in the way.
How Philosophy is Making Me a Better Scientist
Rasha Shraim's education helped her to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions.
How Common is Academic Plagiarism?
Drawing on insights from a recent international survey on research integrity and a recent high-profile case, Nick Allum and Robin Brooker find previous work on scientific plagiarism may have underestimated its prevalence.
The Game of Open Access
The "Game of Open Access" is a board game developed by staff from Computing & Library Services at the University of Huddersfield. The aim is to to engage researchers with the key concepts and tools required to meet Open Access mandates. Through the use of playful learning, it aims to develop an understanding of the role of Open Access through the initial idea for an article to its acceptance for publication.
Preregistration is redundant, at best
There is little reason to expect that preregistration will spontaneously help researchers to develop better theories (and, hence, better methods and analyses).
Thousands Protest Mexico's New Science Law
Researchers are preparing to march against legislation that some say could harm basic science.
These Frustrated Scientists Want to Leave the United States - Do You? Take Nature's Poll
These Frustrated Scientists Want to Leave the United States - Do You? Take Nature's Poll
In the wake of the Trump administration's funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.
How the Coronavirus is Gutting Diversity in Science
The pandemic is sabotaging the careers of researchers from under-represented groups, but institutions can help to staunch the outflow.
We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper About Itself - Then We Tried to Get It Published
We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper About Itself - Then We Tried to Get It Published
An artificially intelligent first author presents many ethical questions—and could upend the publishing process.
Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"
Who does science and technology policy? We surveyed practitioners to to find out more about the community. Here's what we learned.
Now is the Time for AI in Peer Review, and Publishing Policies Need to Recognize This
Now is the Time for AI in Peer Review, and Publishing Policies Need to Recognize This
The role of AI in peer review should be acknowledged in order to ensure practical guidance and policies that help scholars respond with consistency and confidence.
COVID-19 and the Research Community: Struggling to Get Started
COVID-19 and the Research Community: Struggling to Get Started
As the world attempts to cope with the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers about to start PhDs and postdocs face particular challenges.
Imposter Participants Are Compromising Qualitative Research
When recruiting study volunteers online, how can researchers deal with participants who fake their identities?
Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms
Building the Last Mile: A Plan for Bringing the Expanding Universe of Digital Primary Sources into Classrooms
Getting digitized primary source materials into the classroom requires an open dialogue among researchers, teachers, and archivists. A workshop from historians of business shows how.
European Research Council to Introduce Lump Sum Funding in 2024
The European Research Council (ERC) is set to introduce lump sum funding to its Advanced grants for experienced researchers starting in 2024.
Global South Scientists Call for Rethink of "Brain Drain" Narrative
Researchers argue overseas training strengthens, rather than weakens, home-country research capacity.
How to Tackle Academic Misconduct Among China's Top Scientists
Preventing unethical behaviour requires regulatory and institutional reforms, as well as lead researchers remaining close to work done in their name, says Futao Huang
Europe Eyes Closer Research and Innovation Cooperation with Africa
Europe Eyes Closer Research and Innovation Cooperation with Africa
Africa is fast becoming a key priority on the EU's foreign policy agenda and research and innovation has a role to play in deepening the partnership - but investment and integrated strategies are needed to encourage more cooperation.
China Tops the World in Artificial Intelligence Publications, Database Analysis Reveals
China Tops the World in Artificial Intelligence Publications, Database Analysis Reveals
The country also leads in patent filings and the number of AI researchers.
We Scientists 2035 Workshop Day - with Jacques Dubochet | 7 Feb 2019 | Veranstaltung | Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
We Scientists 2035 Workshop Day - with Jacques Dubochet | 7 Feb 2019 | Veranstaltung | Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
Do you work in a scientific research institution? Are you frustrated with aspects of current research culture, such as the pressure to "publish or perish", the reproducibility crisis, climbing the academic ladder and persistent gender biases? Do you want to shape the culture that you work in? Join us on the 7th of February, 2019 at the University of Lausanne for an afternoon of "We Scientists 2035 Workshops". Let's make small changes today for a better research culture tomorrow!
Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Trust in Government Science
Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Trust in Government Science
Politics has thoroughly contaminated the scientific process in 2020. The result has been an epidemic of distrust, which further undermines the nation’s already chaotic and ineffective response to the coronavirus.
Heavily Mutated Coronavirus Variant Puts Scientists on Alert
Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines' effectiveness.
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
With the European Parliament Vote on the Copyright Directive, the Internet Lost - for Now
The Parliament voted in favor of almost all provisions that extend more rights to the establishment copyright industries while failing to protect users and new creators online.
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