Senate Panel Backs Funding Ban on U.S. Researchers in Chinese Talent Programs
Senate Panel Backs Funding Ban on U.S. Researchers in Chinese Talent Programs
Provision in Endless Frontier Act would tighten U.S. oversight of foreign sources of funding.
'Despair': Argentinian Researchers Protest As President Begins Dismantling Science
'Despair': Argentinian Researchers Protest As President Begins Dismantling Science
Javier Milei's actions after taking office have research institutions facing shutdown.
The Mental Health of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention
The Mental Health of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention
Anxiety and depression among graduate students seems to be on the rise. Systemic change is needed to halt an ongoing crisis.
Scientific Communication Failures Linked to Faster-Rising Seas
Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate catch-22 in which scientists …
More Evidence That Nutrition Studies Don’t Always Add Up
A Cornell food scientist’s downfall could reveal a bigger problem in nutrition research.
How Latin American Researchers Suffer in Science
It's time to tackle the cumulative barriers and biases faced by scientists who aren't from wealthy countries.
Are We Heading Towards Scientific Self-Censorship?
This article is part of a series of opinions Science|Business is publishing on the EU's strategic autonomy agenda, and its impact on global R&D. A complete report will be published and discussed at the annual Science|Business Network conference 7 February.
Suggestions to increase participation
Suggestions to increase participation
An increasing number of publishers and funding agencies require public data archiving (PDA) in open-access databases. PDA has obvious group benefits for the scientific community, but many researchers are reluctant to share their data publicly because of real or perceived individual costs.
We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?
A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.
"Formal and Informal Networkedness Among German Academics": Exploring the Role of Conferences and Co-publications in Scientific Performance - Scientometrics
"Formal and Informal Networkedness Among German Academics": Exploring the Role of Conferences and Co-publications in Scientific Performance - Scientometrics
This paper develops a new indicator based on an academic's inferred co-presence at conferences. It finds that hierarchy and influence play a stronger role in determining a scientist's performance in the context of informal networks than they do when considering formal co-publication networks.
EPA Sets 'no Surprises' Science Policy, Reassigns Researchers
Staff expressed frustration with how the transfers are being handled and perceive them as yet another measure to traumatize the workforce.
Researchers Are Tracking Another Pandemic, Too-of Coronavirus Misinformation
Schools in the U.S. Should Continue to Use Masks, C.D.C. Advises.
The announcement sought to clarify the surprise recommendation that vaccinated people could largely stop wearing masks in most cases.
Report Reveals Potential of AI to Help Assess Research More Efficiently
Report Reveals Potential of AI to Help Assess Research More Efficiently
Generative AI is already being used by some universities to assess the quality of their research - and it could be scaled up to help all higher education institutions save huge amounts of time and money.
Why NIH is Beefing Up Its Data Sharing Rules After 16 Years
Draft update to 2003 policy of the National Institute of Health will require that all grantees make data sets freely available.
Credibility of Preprints: An Interdisciplinary Survey of Researchers
Cues related to information about open science content and independent verification of author claims were rated as highly important for judging preprint credibility.
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them.
Are We Providing What Researchers Need in the Transition to Open Science?
There are still barriers and hesitations around open research practices. The authors of this article suggest that publishers and technology platforms can better support authors and drive uptake.
Peering into Peer Review
Why don't proposals given better scores by the NIH lead to more important research outcomes?
Study Shows How Italy Faces Brain Drain That Defies Expectations
A brain drain of emigrating researchers might not be as bad as it sounds for Italy, according to an analysis that found that the worst-performing - as well as the best - researchers were leaving the country.
Alcohol Caused 740,000 Cancer Cases Globally Last Year - Study
Alcohol Caused 740,000 Cancer Cases Globally Last Year - Study
Researchers behind estimate say more needs to be done to raise public awareness of link
Guidelines on Lab-grown Embryo Models Are Strong Enough to Meet Ethical Standards - and Will Build Trust in Science
Guidelines on Lab-grown Embryo Models Are Strong Enough to Meet Ethical Standards - and Will Build Trust in Science
The UK code of practice for researchers working with stem-cell-based embryo models is designed to both reassure the public and provide valuable guidance to researchers.
FP10 Should Remain Open, Excellent and Secure
Applying an ‘EU preference’ to advanced science and technology will only increase Europe’s strategic vulnerabilities.
Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds
Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.
How to Bring Prestige to Open Access - and Make Science More Reliable
By creating journals that put a premium on replicability, grant-funding agencies can revolutionize the publishing landscape.
What Should the Next President Do to Restore Science to Decisionmaking?
The new report, Presidential Recommendations for 2020: A Blueprint for Defending Science and Protecting the Public, outlines a suite of recommendations that the next president can take to protect the health and safety of the public through restoring science to government decisionmaking processes. The report focuses on strengthening three major principles underlying science-based decisionmaking: independence, transparency, and free speech.
The Rise of Citational Justice: How Scholars Are Making References Fairer
Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment
Although Hard to Define, Narrative CVs Are Changing How We Think About Researcher Assessment
Narrative academic CVs present a means to bypass aspects of a research evaluation culture that is focused on the volume and venue of publications. Drawing on work promoting this format, researchers show how these texts more often foreground the problems they are meant to address, than how the format works in practice.
Economic Crisis in Argentina Could Trigger Scientific Collapse
Science ministry is eliminated in Argentina while budget cuts and inflation hamper labs’ daily operations.
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