The Greek government is trying to stop the nationwide brain drain stemming from global financial crisis. This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation.
A new survey shoots down the idea that early-career researchers aresomehow more likely to be digital natives and therefore more apt to conduct computational social science than those whose PhDs were issued more than a decade ago.
A Cross-Sectional Study
More papers correlate with top-cited research for more-established academics, but not newly minted professors, according to a study.
Data sharing rules are vague and institution-specific and permit researchers to erect obstacles that give them effective veto power over use of their data.
Academic social networks may get users hooked on them, like addicted academics, transforming what should only be a means into an end in itself.
A place for academics to review the publishing process at peer-reviewed journals.
A collection of case studies on various aspects of interdisciplinarity in science.
A voluntary commitment to the values of openness and transparency in science.
Saul Perlmutter tells that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research
Science's quality control processes are under question. Scientists should think about changing the rules and extending their peer communities.
Cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi becomes sole winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Phsyiology or Medicine for his work on autophagy
Scientists are turning to a software–development site to share data and code.
Women and men applying for geoscience postdocs receive very different letters of support from their mentors.
Iris is an Artificial Intelligence that starts out as a Science Assistant; helping you find the science you need. Over time she will learn, slowly but surely becoming a Scientist herself.
To support the long-term growth of eLife we are going to introduce a publication fee of $2500
People no longer take science advice on trust, and science advisers need to provide evidence for their recommendations, according to Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation.
‘Academic capitalism’ contributed to the mishandling of the Macchiarini case by officials at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, argues Olof Hallonsten.
With advanced math, the laureates helped understand unusual phases of matter such as superconductors, superfluids, and thin magnetic fields.
Upbeat presentation and right-sized asks appear to improve chance of success
The Importance — and the Complexities — of Data Sharing
Chris Carroll argues that the impact of an academic research paper might be better measured by counting the number of times it is cited within citing publications rather than by simply measuring if it has been cited or not.
