Research groups going to war again over small business funding
Academic and entrepreneurial communities battle over bills to boost the research set-aside for SBIR
SSRN has been captured by the enemy of open knowledge
Elsevier just bought SSRN. Here’s why you should be upset, and what we can do about it.
What Elsevier’s purchase of SSRN also means
SSRN’s data actually represents the world of social science scholarship reasonably well.
Mozilla Science Global Sprint 2016
A two-day sprint event bringing together researchers, coders, librarians and the public from around the globe.
Around 40% of Swiss research is open access
According to the SNSF, 40% of scientific publications produced with the support of public funding are openly accessible, which makes Switzerland “progressive” compared with other countries.
Academic Publishing: Toward a New Model
To make research more accessible, separate the review and dissemination processes.
Preprints for the life sciences
Piece reflecting the opinions of researchers, funders, and journals.
Where do DOI clicks come from?
As part of our Event Data work we’ve been investigating where DOI resolutions come from.
Scientists Are Just as Confused About the Ethics of Big-Data Research as You
CVs of failure in academia do not tell the whole story
Being open about failure is one thing, but we must also look at how we define success, says Shahidha Bari
Second thoughts: Nature Editorial
Revisiting the past can help to inform ideas of the present: science without consensus would be chaos. But the price of consensus is eternal vigilance against complacency, and a willingness to contemplate the road otherwise not travelled.
Brain scans reveal how LSD affects consciousness
Drug researcher David Nutt discusses brain-imaging studies with hallucinogens and how he needed to crowdfund the resources to analyse the data.
Science: Disrupt
Podcast discussions with the innovators, iconoclasts, and entrepreneurs intent on creating change in science.
Young scientists need to fight for their employment rights
Like junior doctors, early career biomedical researchers have an issue with contracts (or lack of them). So why don’t we strike too?
Google launches Science Journal to turn your phone into a research lab
Google believes there's a scientist in all of us, so it's launching a new app that turns your phone into a powerful little research lab.
Unravelling the true cost of publishing in open access
Universities must continue to monitor and track the variety of associated spending related to journal publishing and access, argues Lorraine Estelle. Many universities are forecasting that their AP…
Yes, I think academic publishers are greedy
Another day, another puff-piece from academic publishers about how awesome they are. This time, the Publisher’s Association somehow suckered the Guardian into giving them a credible-looking p…
Making Science with Google
Check out Science Journal-- a digital science notebook to inspire kids and adults explore the world around them using sensors and data!
Embrace preprints and set biomedical information free
Preprints uploaded to a public server without formal review can speed up the sharing of biomedical information without harming the scientific process.
Writing book reviews during your PhD
Steph Wright wonders if it is better to speak your mind or to hold your tongue
Employment crisis for new Ph.D.s is an illusion
NSF surveys generate what seem to be conflicting data on the status of those entering the scientific job market
Plan to make programming mandatory at schools a step to foster creativity
It is essential that computer programming to be taught in schools will lead to improving children’s ability to think logically and creatively.
Elsevier denies it will force SSRN users on to other services
Purchase of research repository has horrified open access advocates who fear acquisition marks attempt to maintain control over publishing
How the university superbrands compare
What do the world’s six most reputed universities have in common?
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