UK Scientists Welcome Changes to Controversial Research Reforms
Amendments aim to protect autonomy and the independence of research funders from political interference.
Open Science Prize Goes to Software Tool for Tracking Viral Outbreaks
A tool developed by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Basel to track Zika, Ebola and other viral disease outbreaks in real time.
Don’t Let Useful Data Go to Waste
Don’t Let Useful Data Go to Waste
Researchers must seek out others’ deposited biological sequences in community databases, urges Franziska Denk.
Goldman Sachs and Bill Gates Quietly Invested $52 Million in a Social Network for Scientists
Goldman Sachs and Bill Gates Quietly Invested $52 Million in a Social Network for Scientists
Goldman Sachs, the Wellcome Trust, and Bill Gates all put money into the Berlin company, which has over 12 million scientists on its platform.
Horizon 2020 Rules Changed to Tackle Pay Gap
The European Commission has changed the Horizon 2020 model grant agreement, to try to address complaints about low salary levels among the newer 13 member states.
Should AI Be Used in Science Publishing?
New technologies could make the scientific review process more objective and accurate — but some worry about the risks of letting computers determine what gets published.
Dokieli: Decentralised Article Publishing
A clientside editor for decentralised article publishing, annotations and social interactions.
Communications Expert Advises How Science Should Respond to Fake News
The rise of fake news has dominated the world of politics recently, but fake news is not at all new in the world of science.
Do Scientists Lose Credibility When They Become Political?
A new study suggests that, contrary to common fears, the answer is no.
The Rogue Neuroscientist on a Mission to Hack Peer Review
The Rogue Neuroscientist on a Mission to Hack Peer Review
The Edward Snowden of peer review.
Activists Push Psychology Journals Towards Open Data
Activists Push Psychology Journals Towards Open Data
Editor asked to resign from journal for saying he’ll review only papers whose data he can see.
Earth 2050
If you are a futurist or make predictions, send them to us, and the whole world will see them.
Illegal File Hosting Site, ResearchGate, Acquires Massive Financial Investment
Illegal File Hosting Site, ResearchGate, Acquires Massive Financial Investment
Financing massive-scale copyright infringement.
Citation Analytics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies, Aged 91
Citation Analytics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies, Aged 91
Founder of the Institute for Scientific Information passes away suddenly.
A 21st Century Solution to the Serials Crisis
How centralization of journals led to the serials crisis and why democratizing digital journal publishing using services is the key to fixing it.
Transferring Skills Beyond the Lab
Leaving research doesn’t mean that the skills you developed will be wasted.
Let’s Stand Together to Promote It Worldwide
Diego Gomez, a Colombian graduate student, currently faces up to eight years in prison for doing something thousands of researchers do every day: posting research results online for those who would not otherwise have a way to access them.
Science Covered in the News Is More Likely to Be Overturned
It often feels as though today’s health headlines are some scientific version of Mad Libs. And now there’s a study that provides evidence for that hunch.
Scientists Are Standing Up to Trump Because They've Always Stood Up to Bullshit
There’s this pervasive idea that science is somehow exempt from the ugly political world in which the rest of us wallow. But even a perfunctory look at the history of American science shows that this hasn’t always been the case.
Using GRID to Discover and Analyse Global Research Trends
Using GRID to Discover and Analyse Global Research Trends
Report highlighting the need for a reference database of research organisations.
How The Fallout From Trump's Travel Ban Is Reshaping Science
Researchers are cutting short travel, ending collaborations and rethinking their US ties.
Reproducible Science for People Who Don't Code
Stencila, an app for creating and viewing data-driven reproducible publications.
'Academics Work Two Days a Week Unpaid'
Report unveiled at union’s congress highlights ‘unreasonable, unsafe and excessive hours’. Get the report at www.ucu.org.uk/workload
‘I Want Science To Happen Faster’
Jeremy Freeman, a neuroscientist from the multimillion-dollar research project set up by the Facebook founder to find global health solutions, talks about his goals
The Great Escape: Academics Fleeing Brexit and Trump
From Australia to Singapore, David Matthews and John Elmes weigh the pros and cons of likely destinations
More Funding for Long-Term Studies Necessary for Best Science, Environmental Policy
More Funding for Long-Term Studies Necessary for Best Science, Environmental Policy
Environmental scientists and policymakers value long-term research to an extent that far outstrips the amount of funding awarded for it.
Springer Nature Becomes Largest Publisher to Open Up
Springer Nature becomes the largest academic publisher to open up reference lists to advance data discovery and reuse, effective as of today. Working closely
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