How Universities Unlock its Power to Innovate
In a paper published today, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) looks at interdisciplinarity as a powerful driver of knowledge creation, scientific progress and innovation.
NIH Discusses Curbing Lab Size to Fund More Midcareer Scientists
New analysis finds that smaller labs get more bang for the buck.
Swiss Parliament Approves Immigration Bill
The Swiss parliament approved a law to limit immigration by giving its residents priority access to employment vacancies, in an effort to shore up ties with the EU.
Survey of Wellcome Researchers and Their Attitudes to Open Research
Survey of Wellcome Researchers and Their Attitudes to Open Research
Results of a survey of Wellcome researchers to find out what they think about open research, how they practice it, and some of the barriers they face.
The Journal Impact Factor Should Not Be Discarded
The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) has been heavily criticized over decades. This opinion piece argues that the JIF should not be demonized. It still can be employed for research evaluation purposes by carefully considering the context and academic environment.
Could the Best Way to Make Money From Science Be to Give It Away for Free?
Could the Best Way to Make Money From Science Be to Give It Away for Free?
Science policy is slowly waking up to the realisation that the value of science may lie in people and places rather than papers and patents.
Academics With Cats 2016: The Winning Photographs
The Third Annual Academics with Cats Awards, organised by Academia Obscura, celebrates academic cats and injects a bit of fun into the pre-Christmas panic.
McGill Neurology Will No Longer Patent Researchers' Findings, Instead Everything Will Be Open Access
McGill Neurology Will No Longer Patent Researchers' Findings, Instead Everything Will Be Open Access
McGill's Neurological Institute open science agenda includes open access publication of all research data and findings, and an end to the practice of patenting the university's findings.
McKinsey's 2016 Analytics Study Defines The Future Of Machine Learning
Predatory Publishers Gain Foothold in Indian Academia’s Upper Echelon
Researchers at top-flight institutions are not immune to charms of questionable journals
Ushering in a Bold New Era for Open Science
Earlier this year, the Montreal Neurological Institute announced an ambitious commitment to the principles of open science. The Neuro will be eschewing patents for its discoveries and doing all it can to make its research findings widely available. While there have been other large-scale open science initiatives the Neuro is the first major research institute of its kind to make such a wide-ranging commitment to open science.
Conflicts of Interest in GM Bt Crop Efficacy and Durability Studies
An analysis focusing on the efficacy or durability of GM Bt crops and ties between the researchers carrying out these studies and the GM crop industry showing that ties between researchers and the GM crop industry were common, with 40% of the articles considered displaying conflicts of interest (COI).
Let's Speed Up Science by Embracing Open Access Publishing
Open access publishing that permits commercial reuse enables the kinds of public-private partnerships that are essential to scientific innovation.
Researchers Anxiously Await Trump’s Pick for Science Adviser
Trump’s timing on science jobs not unusual for presidents.
Sturgeon Confirms Scotland Will Seek to Remain in Horizon 2020
Research – news, analysis, funding and data for the academic research and policy community
How Science Visualization Can Help Save the World
Information graphics and the fight for science in Trump’s America
Who Will Be The Next Director of the NIH?
This January will not only mark a new year but a new administration and with that over 4000 new presidential appointees across the federal government. One appointment that has the potential to either hinder or benefit the biomedical research community is that of the director of the National Institutes of Health.
Overview of Costs Incurred by Universities for Books and Journals by Publisher
Overview of Costs Incurred by Universities for Books and Journals by Publisher
Information on universities’ expenditure on publications
Swiss Survey Highlights Potential Flaws in Animal Studies
Poor experimental design and statistical analysis could contribute to widespread problems in reproducing preclinical animal experiments.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Grant
Recommendation engine Instrumentl aims to speed grant searching.
Swiss Scientists to Regain Full Access to EU Research Programmes
Political compromise settles immigration row that could have severed Swiss–EU research agreements.
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