New Oxford Policy for RCUK Open Access Block Grant
Oxford researchers are advised that the University’s Research Committee has approved a revised policy for allocating funds from the RCUK Open Access block grant.
No Revolution: COVID-19 Boosted Open Access, but Preprints Are Only a Fraction of Pandemic Papers
No Revolution: COVID-19 Boosted Open Access, but Preprints Are Only a Fraction of Pandemic Papers
Critics of scientific publishing had hoped for a bigger shake-up from the global crisis.
PhD Training is No Longer Fit for Purpose - It Needs Reform Now
PhD Training is No Longer Fit for Purpose - It Needs Reform Now
If researchers are to meet society's expectations, their training and mentoring must escape the nineteenth century.
'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win
Trust US on Joint Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe, Türkiye Tells EU
Trust US on Joint Dual-Use Research in Horizon Europe, Türkiye Tells EU
Speaking to Science|Business, an official leading the country’s scientific relations says he is “not happy” with exclusions
New Funding Scheme for Public Engagement with Research
In April, we announced we were pausing our public engagement funding to thoroughly review and explore the best ways for us to support public engagement activities in future. Now, we’re pleased – and more than a little excited – to share the outcome of this work.
Rejected Article Tracking with the CrossRef API
Nothing burdens the heart of a journal editor more than rejecting an article. Partly, this is because you know you're giving someone…
A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies
News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.
Do Nobel Laureates create prize-winning networks?
Laureates produce fewer papers but with higher average citations, more sole-authored papers both before and after winning the Prize, and have a lower number of coauthors across their entire careers than the matched group.
Authors Can Now Directly Submit to PeerJ from bioRxiv
Preprints are receiving welcome attention these days for being an integral part of research communication. We announce that starting this week researchers will be able to directly submit their manuscripts to PeerJ for peer review from the popular preprint server bioRxiv.
Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find a Coronavirus Treatment
In an ambitious international collaboration, researchers have "mapped" proteins in the coronavirus and identified 50 drugs to test against it.
African Union Launches Science-led Frontline Against Disaster Risks
African Union Launches Science-led Frontline Against Disaster Risks
The African Union Commission (AUC) has launched a decisive effort to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy action, inaugurating the first-ever Symposium of the Africa Science and Technology Advisory Group on Disaster Risk Reduction in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Biotech boot camp
US funding agencies are turning to a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to focus fledgling biomedical companies on success — even when that means making a scientific course correction.
Science Sting Exposes How Corrupt Some Journal Publishers Are
In the latest ploy, a group of researchers in Poland tried to seat a fictional scholar onto the editorial boards of 360 academic publications.
Gender Equality from a European Perspective: Myth and Reality
Academia needs to carefully evaluate why new family friendly policies have not been very effective.
Lancet Editor-in-chief Calls for 'activist' Journals
Richard Horton says periodicals can no longer sit 'passively waiting' for submissions and should instead focus on issues such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Universities without walls – A vision for 2030
This seminal document is the result of extensive consultations and deliberations with EUA members and partners over a six-month period in 2020. It sets out a vision of resilient and effective universities, serving Europe's societies towards a better future.
President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding
More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.
The Disinformation Sleuths: a Key Role for Scientists in Impending Elections
EU Urged to Exempt Research Spending from Deficit Rules
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is calling on the EU to introduce a major change to its rules to encourage member states to invest more in R&D: decouple national research and innovation investments from deficit rules until the EU's 3% of GDP target is met.
A New, Data-Based Checklist to Help Boost Women in Science Leadership
The young membership, frequency of elections and relaxed networks in science societies may provide vital positive influence for female promotion in STEM.
Are Funder Open Access Platforms a Good Idea?
As open access (OA) to publications continues to gather momentum, we should continuously question whether it is moving in the right direction.
Tale of the Converted: How Complex Social Problems Have Made Me Question the Use of Data in Driving Impact
Tale of the Converted: How Complex Social Problems Have Made Me Question the Use of Data in Driving Impact
In practice the way in which research impacts and influences policy and society is often thought to be a rational, ordered and linear process. Whilst this might represent a ‘common sense’ understanding of research impact, this post reflects on how upending the primacy of data and embracing complexity can lead to a more nuanced and effective understanding of research impact.
Not Throwing Away Our Shot
Over the past few weeks, prominent scientific publications have condemned President Donald Trump's record on science. This is unprecedented.
How Bad is Omicron? What Scientists Know So Far
COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant's transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.
Labs are told to start including a neglected variable: females
Labs are told to start including a neglected variable: females
Mice or rats, pigs or dogs, they were usually male: researchers avoided using female animals for fear that their reproductive cycles and hormone fluctuations would confound the results of delicately calibrated experiments.
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