Policy design and implementation monitoring
We know that those Open Access policies that work are the ones that have teeth. Both institutional and funder policies work better when tied to reporting requirements.
Scientific Foresight blog
The Scientific Foresight (STOA) Unit analyses the implications and options for future policy-making in science and technology related fields for the European Parliament.
The validation of peer review through research impact measures
The validation of peer review through research impact measures
The number of funded applications per year was found to correlate well with total annual citation impact, suggesting that improving funding success rates by reducing the size of awards may be an efficient funding strategy to optimize the scientific impact of research program portfolios.
Social capital in academia
Social capital in academia
This paper provides useful insights for the design of networks that promote research productivity. Overall, dense networks negatively affect the creation of new knowledge. In addition, the analysis shows that a division of labor in academia, in the sense of interdisciplinary research, increases the productivity of researchers. It is also found that the position in a network is critical. Researchers who are central tend to create more knowledge.
The Effects of International Mobility on European Researchers
Comparing Intra-EU and U.S. Mobility
Majority of research funding goes to minority of institutions
71 per cent went to 31 universities because of 'narrowed' definitions of excellence
New data shows creative people move more
MacArthur Fellows data shows that creative scientists are highly mobile.
Swiss scientists regain access to some E.U. grants through 2016
A new agreement with the European Union means that Swiss researchers are eligible for some Horizon 2020 grants.
Single market for research depends on national reforms,
Reforms must now be implemented at the Member State level to make ERA work.
University of California plans Venture-Capital fund for campus startups
Investment pool, at $250 Million, would be among biggest targeted for student and faculty research
Industry backs women-only ad in Switzerland
Business sponsorship 'enables' gender-specific recruitment at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
QS World University Rankings 2014/15
Latest update of the interactive ranking table to explore the world's top universities.
What makes a global top 10 university?
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is in first place in the latest league table of the world's best universities.
A pioneer as elusive as his particle
A pioneer as elusive as his particle
When the Nobel Prize in Physics was to be announced, Peter Higgs decided it would be a good day to get out of town. Unfortunately, his car wasn't working.
The forgotten half of scientific thinking
Although thinking is the core business of scientists, we rarely ponder how it thrives best; this is ironic, as there is abundant scientific insight to draw upon.
How can we trust scientific publishers with our work if they won't play fair?
I have never liked how scientific journals charge us to read the research that we produce. But that is another debate for another day. What I really hate is how they abuse this power to stifle debate in the name of their business interests.
When research goes viral
The PLOS Pathogens team reflects on their most widely shared article and the benefits and pitfalls of sharing science research on social media.
Should I become a professor? Success rate 3 %
10% of all postdocs stay in academia but nearly 80% hope to pursue an academic career
Pride in science
The sciences can be a sanctuary for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, but biases may still discourage many from coming out.
Science communication as political communication
Scientific debates often blur the lines between the science that is being debated and the political, moral, and legal implications that come with its societal applications. This manuscript traces the origins of this phenomenon to professional norms within the scientific discipline.
Ten simple rules for better figures
Ten simple rules for better figures
Scientific visualization is classically defined as the process of graphically displaying scientific data. However, this process is far from direct or automatic.
The Innovation Challenge report: a new approach to research funding
In a new report says that the government must increase taxpayer investment in research and development to match that of the UK’s competitors.
Research picks up pace
The crowdsourcing model of raising public funds online for individual projects is becoming a real possibility for medical and scientific research.
To get more out of science, show the rejected research
The research conducted using federal funds is driven - and distorted - by the academic publishing model.
Big data and full-genome analysis not all they're cracked up to be
Interview with Walter Gilbert, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
There's not a creativity deficit in science
Reply to a recent opinion stating that creativity was being suppressed in science.
Science and the Wealth of Nations
Reflections on Science supervised by F. Heukelom, K. Landsman and M. Hagner of ETH Zurich.
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