Carlos Moedas sees a bold future for the European Research Council and more projects that copy its approach.
The Federal Council has adopted an implementation proposal regarding the creation of ad-hoc scientific advisory groups during crises. Switzerland’s ERI institutions are to jointly propose experts for the groups.
The eLife Early-Career Advisory Group calls for radical changes at eLife and other journals to make science more diverse and inclusive.
New research by ESMT Berlin and Politecnico di Milano explores how non-experts assess scientific research proposals and reveals key implications for public participation in science funding.
It’s easier than ever to learn how to produce captivating clips that can boost your scientific outreach - or open the door to a new job.
Despite numerous push-backs and disregard from male colleagues, these women persevered to make some of the greatest breakthroughs in scientific history, paving the way for millions of young women and girls to enter what was traditionally a male-dominated industry.
In recent months, claims with some scientific legitimacy have spread so far, so fast, that even if it later becomes clear they are false or unfounded, they cannot be laid to rest.
Citation cartels are groups of researchers and journals that team up with the specific intent of affecting the number of citations their publications receive.
A practical peer review training course for early career researchers developed together with expert academics and editors to teach you the core competencies and skills needed of a peer reviewer.
A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a new study.
The goal of open access is to allow more people to read and use research outputs. An observed association between highly cited research outputs and open access has been claimed as evidence of increased usage of the research, but this remains controversial.
Publishers commonly require authors to sign exclusive publishing agreements which restrict what authors can do with their research findings, including making articles Open Access in line with their funders’ requirements. To address this problem, cOAlition S has developed a Rights Retention Strategy, which will empower their funded researchers to publish in their journal of choice, including subscription journals, and provide Open Access in compliance with Plan S.
Scientific misconduct increasingly studied as example of ‘occupational crime’, researcher says.
Moves to speed up the release of Zika virus research in response to the public health crisis highlight a systemic failure in scientific publishing.
Making research evidence accessible and relevant to policymakers is one way that the scientific enterprise confers direct societal benefits.
Another botched peer review - this one involving a controversial study of police killings - shows how devil's advocates could improve the scientific process.
The reversal is intended to 'preserve equity among research communities' and protect young researchers.
With some 173,000 articles during the period 2011-2015, Switzerland produced 1% of worldwide publications. It is therefore in the top 20 countries of all sizes that publish the most scientific articles.
To motivate contributions to public goods, should policy makers employ financial incentives like taxes, fines, subsidies, and rewards? Academic literature suggests the impact of financial incentives is not always positive.
The Horizon 2020 programme had a huge impact on the European economy, its scientific output, and on society, but was short on budget, needed simplification and should have included better support for women researchers and entrepreneurs.
The European Union's Horizon 2020 research program will offer researchers a generous source of funds for projects to resolve the challenges of today's society.
Ca. 50 organisations involved with life science in the UK agreed to develop a Concordat that sets out how they will be more open about the ways in which they use animals in scientific, medical or veterinary research in the UK.
