The Connected Culture of Collaboration #OverleafReport
New report looks at real-time global research collaboration for the first time, uncovering a new picture of collaborative research.
Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the Web. Here Are 3 Things We Need to Change to Save It
It has taken all of us to build the web we have, and now it is up to all of us to build the web we want – for everyone
Google's DeepMind Is in Talks with National Grid to Apply AI to Energy
The Google-owned star British AI company DeepMind is in talks with the National Grid about a potential partnership.
Scientists Are Conspicuously Missing From Trump's Government
Trump has moved to fill just one of 46 top science posts requiring Senate confirmation.
Linked Data Notifications
A resource-centric communication protocol for for decentralised article publishing, annotations and peer to peer interactions.
Connecting Collaborative Authoring to Peer Review
Building a coherent collaboration environment that facilitates scholarly communication workflows of social scientists in the roles of authors, reviewers, editors and readers.
Why Is Silicon Valley So Awful to Women?
Tech companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to improve conditions for female employees. Here’s why not much has changed—and what might actually work.
Who Will Run the New European Open Science Cloud?
The Commission wants to knit existing data infrastructures into a shared pan European resource.
Career Success Stories of the European Research Council
As the European Research Council celebrates its 10-year anniversary, three Starting Grant awardees describe their career paths.
From Ideas to Action: Discussion on How to Write a Grant Proposal
From ideas to action: discussion on how to write a grant proposal
The Science 'Reproducibility Crisis' – and What Can Be Done About It
The Science 'Reproducibility Crisis' – and What Can Be Done About It
We asked three experts for their takes.
How Can We Tackle the Thorny Problem of Fraudulent Research?
Misconduct in academia isn’t rampant but should be taken more seriously: let’s consider independent anti-corruption units
Transparency Upgrade for Nature Journals
The Nature journals continue journey towards greater rigour.
Why I Don’t Sign (Most Of) My Reviews
Why I Don’t Sign (Most Of) My Reviews
A few months ago, Stephen Heard wrote a blog post that prompted us to have a brief twitter discussion on whether we sign our reviews.
Predatory Journals: Exposing the Flaws in Academic Research
The constant demand for predatory journals has now exposed significant flaws in the academic research establishment that questions the integrity of the research system.
Academics Can Change the World – If They Stop Talking Only to Their Peers
Very few academics do a great deal to share their often important and relevant research with the general public. What's holding them back?
Economics Professor Turns to Crowdfunding to Pay Salary
Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’
Google Scholar Is a Serious Alternative to Web of Science
Many bibliometricians and university administrators remain wary of Google Scholar citation data, preferring “the gold standard” of Web of Science instead.
Trump’s Budget Is Everything Scientists Have Been Fearing
The outline cuts at least $7 billion for research on climate change, diseases, and energy.
A Battle Over The ‘Best Science’
Who could object to calls for basing government regulations on the "best available science"? But in Washington, D.C., the phrase has become code for a contentious debate surrounding federal regulatory agencies.
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