After protest, Canada’s health science funder reverses course on peer review changes
Researchers had rebelled against shift to online-only reviews.
The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
These are dark times for science so we asked hundreds of researchers how to fix it.
With new owner, the hated 'impact factor' is overdue for change
The impact factor is a poor measure of a journal's quality, and academics say it should either be overhauled or done away with entirely.
So Many Research Scientists, So Few Openings as Professors
There is such a surplus of Ph.D.s that in the most popular fields, like biomedicine, fewer than one in six reach their goal in academia.
Initial steps toward reproducible research
Suggestions of how to get started, in seeking to adopt a reproducible workflow for one's computational research.
Race, not gender, is key factor in NIH awards
Race not gender appears to be the most significant factor influencing the award of a National Institutes of Health Research Project Grant, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas economist.
Peer review and competition in the Art Exhibition Game
Peer review and competition in the Art Exhibition Game
Competition leads to more innovation but also to more unfair reviews and to a lower level of agreement between reviewers. Moreover, competition does not improve the average quality of published works.
Crowdsourcing biomedical research: leveraging communities as innovation engines
Crowdsourcing biomedical research: leveraging communities as innovation engines
Crowdsourcing the analysis of complex and massive data has emerged as a framework to find robust methodologies. When the crowdsourcing is done in the form of collaborative scientific competitions, known as Challenges, the validation of the methods is inherently addressed.
Thomson Reuters defends impact factor
Thomson Reuters claims it has “never advocated” the use of the impact factor for the “analysis of individual research artefacts or people”.
NWO makes 3 million available for Replication Studies pilot
The pilot focuses on replicating studies that have a large impact on science, government policy or the public debate.
Policy Implications of Aging in the NIH-Funded Workforce
Aging of the NIH-funded independent investigator workforce is an accumulation of multiple factors including a shift in perceptions, expectations, and the general structure of the extramural workforce, as well as global macroeconomic factors.
Royal Society science medal and awards winners
Scientific awards, medals and prizes awarded by the Royal Society in 2016.
Reward the forgotten foot soldiers of science
The story of CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing has tended to focus on a few key players.
Stop the privatization of health data
Stop the privatization of health data
Tech giants moving into health may widen inequalities and harm research, unless people can access and share their data, warn John T. Wilbanks and Eric J.
Turkey purges universities after failed coup
Political turmoil spreads to education sector.
We need to talk about the bad science being funded
New studies on the quality of published research shows we could be wasting billions of dollars a year on bad science, to the neglect of good science projects.
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
The evolution of research collaboration within and across disciplines in Italian Academia
A paper exploring the dynamics of interdisciplinary research in Italy over 10 years of scientific collaboration on research projects.
Academies publish joint statement on research & innovation after the EU referendum
The Academy of Medical Sciences, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society, the Learned Society of Wales, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Irish Academy have published a statement on research and innovation after the EU Referendum.
Rewarding Disobedience
The $250,000 MIT Media Lab Disobedience award: to a person or group engaged in disobedience for the benefit of society.
Don't turn students into consumers – the US proves it's a recipe for disaster
Americans embraced the marketisation of higher education, with profit-making colleges and debt-laden customers. The result has been corruption and failure
Mellon Foundation grant of nearly $1M to fund open access platform MUSE Open
Mellon Foundation grant of nearly $1M to fund open access platform MUSE Open
Johns Hopkins University Press' Project MUSE online platform will host scholarly monographs and materials in humanities and social sciences.
Turkish academics targeted as government reacts to failed coup
Recall of those studying abroad is latest step after forced resignations and firings.
Science under siege: how Venezuela’s economic crisis is affecting researchers
Chemist Claudio Bifano tells Nature about daily life in a country gripped by hunger, scarcity and violence.
Science advice for Europe
On 23 July, around 4500 scientists and friends of science will assemble in Manchester, UK, for the opening of the EuroScience Open Forum, Europe's largest interdisciplinary research conference.
Lab Carpentry
Lab Carpentry provides training resources and example documents for lab management to busy scientists.
Can we trust peer review? New study highlights some problems
Can we trust peer review? New study highlights some problems
Competitive peer review increases innovation, but it has a dark side.
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