Open Science Can Save the Planet
Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.
‘I Have to Be True To Who I Am as a Scientist’
Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna talks about discovering the gene-editing tool, the split with her collaborator and the complex ethics of genetic manipulation.
Emergent and Future Innovations in Peer Review
The history and present diversity of peer review practices.
ScienceFair - a New Desktop Science Library
A new way to access and consume science from your desktop using peer-to-peer technology.
Pressure to Publish in Journals Drives Too Much Cookie-Cutter Research
Evaluating academic performance on the basis of journal publications is skewing research priorities. This does our public funders a disservice.
Berlin Universities Cancel Contract with International Publisher Elsevier
Berlin Universities demand fair prices and free access to information.
Examining Publication Bias
A simulation-based evaluation of statistical tests on publication bias.
Against Linked Open Data
Linked Open Data may sound good and noble, but it’s the wrong way around.
What Does It Mean to Be Called a 'Trainee'?
The ‘trainee’ designation has broad implications, noted speakers at the Future of Biomedical Graduate and Postdoctoral Training meeting earlier this month.
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Me, Myself, and I: Self-Citation Rates Are Higher in Individualist Cultures Than in Collectivist Cultures
Authors from western, individualist cultures are more likely to use many self-citations than authors from more collectivist cultures.
Who Should Fund Science?
Government funding is a relatively recent phenomenon, but scientific progress is not.
Websites Offering Pirated Papers Are Shaking up Science
Musicians and moviemakers are not the only ones to suffer from internet piracy.
AMRC Research Impact Report 2017
How can medical research charities show the difference they make?
Putting the Science Police to Better Use
Public rejection might just be part of the journey to knowledge's acceptance.
Germany and Poland Launch Research ‘Twinning’ Effort
Bilateral partnership may provide new blueprint for EU east-west collaboration.
Poland's Science Boom
Heavy investment and low cost of living is powering a meteoric rise.
What Does the Future Hold for Academic Books?
Between August 2014 and September 2016, the Academic Book of the Future Project, initiated by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Library, explored the current and future status of the traditional academic monograph.
Do Models Affect Junior Doctors’ Trust in Journals?
A recently published study in Research Integrity and Peer Review, that surveyed 178 trainee doctors, finds that although peer review is perceived as an important means of quality control by this community, there is little value placed on being able to scrutinize peer review themselves.
Anti-Nepotism Drive Picked Up in Surname Study
Statistical study of how names are geographically distributed suggests fewer professors are hiring relatives after 2010 clampdown.
Our Obsession With Eminence Warps Research
Many decisions about whose work is recognized are at least partially arbitrary, and we should acknowledge that.
Framework Programme Set to Go Global
Framework 9 should be opened up to countries beyond Europe’s neighbours so that the EU can benefit more from global talent, a group of insiders has said.
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