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Integrity
Reproducibility
Publishing
Peer Review

Peer Review and Research Integrity: Five Reasons to Be Cheerful

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Integrity
Reproducibility
Publishing
Peer Review

Peer Review and Research Integrity: Five Reasons to Be Cheerful

Chris Graf (and colleagues) present five reasons to be cheerful about research integrity and peer review.

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COVID-19

NIH advisers seek tighter oversight of risky pathogen experiments

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Public Health
COVID-19

NIH advisers seek tighter oversight of risky pathogen experiments

Biosecurity advisers to the federal government are calling for tighter scrutiny of experiments with potentially dangerous viruses and other pathogens, reflecting an ongoing debate within the scientific community over the benefits and risks of such laboratory research.

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Open Science
Open Access

Open Letter: Open Science Should Provide Support, Not Impose Sanctions

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Open Access

Open Letter: Open Science Should Provide Support, Not Impose Sanctions

Beyond ideological boundaries, the Open Science movement should address the question of whether and, if so, under which framework conditions “closeness” can be appropriate in global, political crises. Openness must not be abused to place sanctions in global, political crises by closing open offers.

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Trust
Peer Review

Does Trust in Research Begin with Trust in Peer Review?

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Peer Review

Does Trust in Research Begin with Trust in Peer Review?

Does trust in research begin with trust in peer review across the whole ecosystem, and what does that look like for different communities and stakeholders?

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Funding
Research Assessment

The Case for Lotteries As a Tiebreaker of Quality in Research Funding

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Research Assessment

The Case for Lotteries As a Tiebreaker of Quality in Research Funding

More funders should consider using randomization to choose grant recipients when decisions are too close to call.

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Bias
Universities
US

Most US Professors Are Trained at Same Few Elite Universities

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Universities
US

Most US Professors Are Trained at Same Few Elite Universities

'Jarring' study reveals hiring bias at US institutions.

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Academia

Championing the Role of Technicians

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Academia

Championing the Role of Technicians

As the start of the 2022/23 academic year begins, it’s timely to draw attention to technicians who play a critical role in higher education and research. 

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Integrity
Academia

Kindness Awards - Teamkind - #Kindfest2022

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Academia

Kindness Awards - Teamkind - #Kindfest2022

The Kindness in Education Awards aims to celebrate, inspire and encourage projects related to kindness and compassion in schools, colleges and universities.

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Open Science

The Possibilities of Open Science

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The Possibilities of Open Science

Research Information spoke to four experts in the field about the ongoing move to open science, and the challenges that have emerged in an increasingly complex open-science ecosystem.

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China
Neuroscience

China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies

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Neuroscience

China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies

Ambitious $746 million program aims to complement big neuroscience projects in Europe and the United States.

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UK
Science Politics

Prime Minister Scraps Science Policy Body in Cabinet Shake-up

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Science Politics

Prime Minister Scraps Science Policy Body in Cabinet Shake-up

The number of cabinet committees has been slimmed down from 20 to just six, with the National Science and Technology Council among those abolished.

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Russia

In Disrupted Russian Academy Election, Researchers Find Signs of State Meddling

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In Disrupted Russian Academy Election, Researchers Find Signs of State Meddling

Leader of Russia's largest chipmaker elected president after incumbent's sudden withdrawal.

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Arts
Society
Germany

What Kind of Science Is This?: On the Documenta Fifteen "Expert Panel" - Notes - E-flux

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Society
Germany

What Kind of Science Is This?: On the Documenta Fifteen "Expert Panel" - Notes - E-flux

Marion Detjen critiques the conclusions of the documenta fifteen "Expert Panel" on anti-Semitism.

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Open Access
Publishing

How Will Academia Handle the Zero Embargo?

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Open Access
Publishing

How Will Academia Handle the Zero Embargo?

The OSTP Nelson Memo has caused quite a stir in scholarly communication circles. How will academia handle the zero embargo?

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EU
Horizon Europe

Researchers Campaign Against Proposed €663M Cut to Horizon Europe in 2023

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EU
Horizon Europe

Researchers Campaign Against Proposed €663M Cut to Horizon Europe in 2023

It's that time of the year, and the Brussels research community is urging policymakers to ensure there is enough money for the EU's Horizon Europe research programme in 2023.

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Ethics
History
Society

Should Research Ever Be Banned?

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Ethics
History
Society

Should Research Ever Be Banned?

To make the best ethical decisions, we must show society how science really works.

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Politics
Italy

Does Fake News Affect Voting Behaviour?

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Social Media
Politics
Italy

Does Fake News Affect Voting Behaviour?

What has been the impact of fake news on votes for populist parties in recent elections?

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Universities
Education
Humanities
COVID-19

Liberal Arts and Sciences After Bologna: What's Next?

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Education
Humanities
COVID-19

Liberal Arts and Sciences After Bologna: What's Next?

Times have changed, and the conditions that fostered the rise of liberal arts and sciences programs after the start of the Bologna reforms no longer obtain. This raises the question of how the liberal arts and sciences movement will continue in the near future. Can it still have any relevance in a changing context?

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Brazil
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Policy

Bolsonaro's Troubled Legacy for Science, Health and the Environment

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Brazil
COVID-19
Policy

Bolsonaro's Troubled Legacy for Science, Health and the Environment

Brazilians will choose their new president on 2 October and Jair Bolsonaro is running for a second term. Critics say he has damaged the country's science, people's well-being and its threatened ecosystems.

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China
COVID-19
Public Policy

The role of the past: Policy feedback and citizens' acceptance of information communication technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

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COVID-19
Public Policy

The role of the past: Policy feedback and citizens' acceptance of information communication technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

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Discrimination

How Nature Contributed to Science's Discriminatory Legacy

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Discrimination

How Nature Contributed to Science's Discriminatory Legacy

Nature examines its history in order to acknowledge it - and learn from it.

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UK
EU

From Horizon Europe to Plan B: How the UK Can Turn Adversity into Opportunity - HEPI

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UK
EU

From Horizon Europe to Plan B: How the UK Can Turn Adversity into Opportunity - HEPI

The European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, will soon start its third year but UK participation remains uncertain.

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Science Diplomacy
US

US Needs to Do Better in Science Diplomacy, White House Says

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Science Diplomacy
US

US Needs to Do Better in Science Diplomacy, White House Says

The White House sent a report to Congress urging that the US do a better job supporting international research collaboration - and saying that currently it is losing out to China and other competitors because of poor organisation.

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Diversity
Research
Gender

A Framework for Sex, Gender, and Diversity Analysis in Research

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Diversity
Research
Gender

A Framework for Sex, Gender, and Diversity Analysis in Research

National research agencies are responsible for promoting excellent research. Integrating sex, gender and diversity analysis into research design where relevant should be an aspect of this.

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UK
Science Politics

Where is the UK Science Minister? Government's Plans Worry Researchers

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UK
Science Politics

Where is the UK Science Minister? Government's Plans Worry Researchers

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has yet to appoint someone to oversee research, and her economic policy has sparked a currency crisis.

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Italy
Science Politics
Funding

What Italy's Far-Right Election Victory Means for Science

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Italy
Science Politics
Funding

What Italy's Far-Right Election Victory Means for Science

Researchers fear further cuts to funding and a lack of action on climate.

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STEM
Education

Study Shows How Math, Science Identity in Students Affects College, Career Outcomes

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Education

Study Shows How Math, Science Identity in Students Affects College, Career Outcomes

A study shows the importance of helping students have positive math and science experiences early and could be a way to help address equity gaps in STEM.

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COVID-19
Science Politics
Politics

COVID Inquiry: the UK Government's Pandemic Response Was Often Not 'guided by the Science' - Yet Now Scientists Are Under Fire

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COVID-19
Science Politics
Politics

COVID Inquiry: the UK Government's Pandemic Response Was Often Not 'guided by the Science' - Yet Now Scientists Are Under Fire

An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.

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Open Science
CERN

CERN Publishes Comprehensive Open Science Policy

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Open Science
CERN

CERN Publishes Comprehensive Open Science Policy

During its 209th Session in September, the CERN Council approved a new policy for open science at the Organization, with immediate effect. 

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Innovation
Funding

Reward Research for Being Useful - Not Just Flashy

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Innovation
Funding

Reward Research for Being Useful - Not Just Flashy

Funders must make pragmatism prestigious; the current obsession with novelty risks making science irrelevant.

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