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Transition Deal Draft Keeps UK in EU Programmes Until December 2020

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Transition Deal Draft Keeps UK in EU Programmes Until December 2020

UK to remain part of the EU single market and customs union, as well as EU programmes, between 29 March 2019 - the date it leaves the block - and 31 December 2020, the end of the transition period.

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Integrity
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Is Science Really Facing a Reproducibility Crisis, and Do We Need It To?

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Is Science Really Facing a Reproducibility Crisis, and Do We Need It To?

Overview of recent evidence suggesting that the integrity crisis narrative is mistaken - a narrative of epochal changes and empowerment of scientists would be more accurate, inspiring, and compelling.

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Evidence of Open Access of Scientific Publications in Google Scholar: A Large-Scale Analysis

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Evidence of Open Access of Scientific Publications in Google Scholar: A Large-Scale Analysis

Analyzing Open Access levels across all countries and fields of research with Google Scholar data.

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Education

More Than 60% of Teen Girls Regret Not Studying STEM

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Education

More Than 60% of Teen Girls Regret Not Studying STEM

Accenture study shows 62% of teenage girls regret not studying science, technology, engineering and maths subjects for longer.

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Stem Is Losing Male LGBT Undergrads

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Stem Is Losing Male LGBT Undergrads

But female LGBQ students are more likely than their heterosexual peers to stay in STEM, a survey of college seniors across the United States reveals.

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Do You Want to Direct a Research Institute? Germany’s Max Planck Society Has Hundreds of Top Jobs to Fill

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Do You Want to Direct a Research Institute? Germany’s Max Planck Society Has Hundreds of Top Jobs to Fill

A wave of retirements offers a chance to recruit female directors and open up new research avenues.

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Switzerland

Celebrating the Women of EPFL's IC School: Miranda Krekovic

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Switzerland

Celebrating the Women of EPFL's IC School: Miranda Krekovic

Rather than simply complaining about the lack of women, the researchers at EPFL decided to walk the talk by launching GirlsCoding.

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EU
Europe

Double Investment in Research, Innovation and Education to Boost Europe's Competitiveness and Sustainability

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EU
Europe

Double Investment in Research, Innovation and Education to Boost Europe's Competitiveness and Sustainability

13 European associations of universities release a statement in which they call upon the EU institutions to double the investment in research, innovation and education, in the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.

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Open Data

Practical Challenges for Researchers in Data Sharing

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Practical Challenges for Researchers in Data Sharing

In one of the largest surveys of researchers about research data (with over 7,700 respondents), Springer Nature finds widespread data sharing associated with published works and a desire from researchers that their data are discoverable.

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American Chemical Society Partners with Leading Societies to Support ChemRxiv

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American Chemical Society Partners with Leading Societies to Support ChemRxiv

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.

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Dimensions: A Competitor to Scopus and the Web of Science?

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Dimensions: A Competitor to Scopus and the Web of Science?

This article explores the value of the scholarly database Dimensions from an impact assessment perspective. The results include high correlations between citation counts from Scopus and Dimensions.

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Misconduct

Over a Dozen Editorial Board Members Resigned When a Journal Refused to Retract a Paper

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Misconduct

Over a Dozen Editorial Board Members Resigned When a Journal Refused to Retract a Paper

Following a massive editorial protest, Scientific Reports is admitting its handling of a disputed paper was "insufficient and inadequate," and has agreed to retract it.

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Committee Calls for Early Deal for Science and Research

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Committee Calls for Early Deal for Science and Research

Science and Technology Committee publishes report on Brexit, science and innovation calling for an early deal for science and research with the EU - to be in place by October 2018 or earlier if possible.

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Equality

What Does a Scientist Look Like? Children Are Drawing Women More Than Ever Before

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Equality

What Does a Scientist Look Like? Children Are Drawing Women More Than Ever Before

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades.

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The Identity of the Lone Woman Scientist in This 1971 Photo Was a Mystery. Then Twitter Cracked the Case

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History

The Identity of the Lone Woman Scientist in This 1971 Photo Was a Mystery. Then Twitter Cracked the Case

Amid the sea of male faces -- 37 of them -- was a lone woman, her face partially obscured. She was listed as "not identified."

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The Time is Now for More Women in Science

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The Time is Now for More Women in Science

According to a new survey, most Americans agree women are critical to scientific discovery.

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Chinese Leaders Create Science Mega-Ministry

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Chinese Leaders Create Science Mega-Ministry

Government overhaul prompts fears that funding will drop for basic research.

 

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Equality

Societal Inequalities Amplify Gender Gaps in Math

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Societal Inequalities Amplify Gender Gaps in Math

Countries that are generally more egalitarian, or that have institutions more conductive to equality, have a lower gender performance gap in math, suggesting that this gap is partly shaped by more general societal inequalities.

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Big Data
Social Media

Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Legitimate Researchers Using Facebook Data Could Be Collateral Damage

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Social Media

Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Legitimate Researchers Using Facebook Data Could Be Collateral Damage

The privacy backlash over Cambridge Analytica and Facebook may lead to explosive consequences for academics.

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Researching the Use of ORCID

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Researching the Use of ORCID

Tracking researchers and their outputs: new insights from ORCIDs.

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US

Trump, Congress Approve Largest U.S. Research Spending Increase in a Decade

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US

Trump, Congress Approve Largest U.S. Research Spending Increase in a Decade

President Donald Trump today signed into law a $1.3 trillion spending package that largely rejects deep cuts to research agencies proposed by the White House and, in many cases, provides substantial increases.

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Careers

How to Sail Smoothly from Academia to Industry

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How to Sail Smoothly from Academia to Industry

To beat the stiff competition, highlight your skills in collaboration, teamwork and meeting deadlines.

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Impact
Policy

Impact Assessment Stories: Decisions, Decisions

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Impact
Policy

Impact Assessment Stories: Decisions, Decisions

When it comes to impact assessment, there are things that are easy to measure, and then there are things that we care about. On the divide through the examples of two recent online initiatives from the Canadian federal government.

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Enoki

An experimental tool for self-publishing on the peer-to-peer web

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EU
UK

Brexit Clash Leaves Research on the Brink

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EU
UK

Brexit Clash Leaves Research on the Brink

EU leaders’ rejection of British government requests for associate membership of EU agencies and programmes after Brexit has been met with widespread dismay.

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Metrics

Is It Time to Bury the H-Index?

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Is It Time to Bury the H-Index?

How chance determines h-index’s outcome.

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Technology
Foresight

Blockchain to Help Scholarly Publishing Fight Fraud

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Blockchain to Help Scholarly Publishing Fight Fraud

How blockchain can be used to time-stamp data and authenticate research.

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Self-Citations as Strategic Response to the Use of Metrics for Career Decisions

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Self-Citations as Strategic Response to the Use of Metrics for Career Decisions

Findings suggest that while metrics are introduced to spur virtuous behaviours, when not properly designed they favour the usage of questionable practices.

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The Science People See on Social Media

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The Science People See on Social Media

Science-related Facebook pages draw millions of followers but 'news you can use' posts or ads outnumber ones about scientific discoveries.

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Technology
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Communication

The IBM Think 2018 Science Slam

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The IBM Think 2018 Science Slam

5 technologies under development at the IBM Research labs.

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