'I've Been Mistaken for the Coffee Lady'
Experiences of black female academics. A new book explores ther career trajectories.
Controversial Software Is Proving Surprisingly Accurate at Spotting Errors in Psychology Papers
Controversial Software Is Proving Surprisingly Accurate at Spotting Errors in Psychology Papers
When Dutch researchers developed an open-source algorithm designed to flag statistical errors in psychology papers, it received mixed reaction from the research community.
The Microscope Makers
A small community of scientists has taken a do-it-yourself approach to microscopy: when the right tool for the job doesn’t exist, make it.
Springer Nature Asks JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to Organize IPO
Springer Nature is considering a potential 4-5 billion euro stock market listing next year.
Report Reveals Potential Behind Blockchain Technology for Research
New report considers the developments and varying perspectives of blockchain technology and its possible impact on the academic arena.
Why Are Scientists Filing Lawsuits Against Their Critics?
When fellow scientists critiqued Mark Jacobson, he took their dispute to court.
Five Ways to Fix Statistics
"It is not statistics that is broken, but how it is applied to science." - S. Goodman
Collective Intelligence Can Change the World
Combining the minds of humans and machines to avoid confirmation bias.
Funding Knowledgebases: Towards a Sustainable Funding Model for the UniProt Use Case
Funding Knowledgebases: Towards a Sustainable Funding Model for the UniProt Use Case
Data resources can be very expensive, especially those with a high added value as the expert-curated knowledgebases.
Measuring Open Access in Finland
For the year 2016, 28.9 % of all peer-reviewed articles produced within the Finnish universities were reported as being OA.
Clean Energy Is Approaching a Tipping Point
The cost of renewables is plunging faster than forecasters anticipated just a few years ago as as technologies like gigantic wind turbines arrive on the market.
United Kingdom Relies on Science to Revive Flagging Economy
Long-awaited industrial strategy pins hopes on commercial gains from research.
DOE to Award $99 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced a proposed $99 million in Fiscal Year 2018 funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers to accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences.
Climate updates: progress since the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC
Climate updates describes how our understanding of the science of climate change, and its impacts, have progressed since the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Update on the Data Stewardship Project at TU Delft: 3 Months' Progress Report
Fostering collaboration and good data practices in faculties.
Where Does France Really Stand in the Tech World According to the OECD Report
Where Does France Really Stand in the Tech World According to the OECD Report
The OECD has just released a comprehensive report on Science, Technology and Industry for 2017. So how is France doing?
Text and Data Mining with allofPLOS
Text and data mining made easy with the allofPLOS project. Parsing tools together with the entire corpus of PLOS research articles for download.
A Growing Open Access Toolbox
Legal methods to retrieve paywalled articles for free are on the rise, but better self-archiving practices could help improve accessibility.
Make Reviews Public, Says Peer Review Expert
Retraction Watch interviews Irene Hames.
What Do We Know About Grant Peer Review in the Health Sciences?
What Do We Know About Grant Peer Review in the Health Sciences?
Peer review decisions award >95% of academic medical research funding, so it is crucial to understand how well they work and if they could be improved.
Is a Cost-Neutral Transition to Open Access Realistic?
Current estimates for the cost of subscription articles converge around US$5,000 per article. This number is reached by dividing the estimated US$10b spent on subscriptions annually world-wide.
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