The Scant Science Behind Cambridge Analytica's Marketing Techniques
The Scant Science Behind Cambridge Analytica's Marketing Techniques
Nature peers into the evidence for ‘psychographic targeting’.
Time to Talk About Why so Many Postgrads Have Poor Mental Health
An outpouring on Twitter highlights the acute pressures on young scientists.
Dr Patrick Vallance Takes up His Appointment as Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Dr Patrick Vallance starts in his role as Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) today.
The Training Handbook
A group of fourteen authors came together in February 2018 at the TIB (German National Library of Science and Technology) in Hannover to create an open, living handbook on Open Science training.
What’s Wrong with the JIF in 5 Graphs
Scholars love to hate the journal impact factor, but how flawed is it?
It’s Time for the US to Get Serious About Funding Open Access
University of California libraries tackle the transition from subscription-based publishing to sustainable open access.
How You Count Counts
The difference between full counting and fractional counting of publiations should inform our interpretation of the headlines.
New Pan-African Open Access Journal
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Next Einstein Forum and Elsevier launch a megajournal to boost African research and collaboration.
French Universities Cancel Subscriptions to Springer Journals
Negotiations between the publisher and a national consortium of academic institutions have reached a stalemate.
Universities Have Too Few Women at the Top. How Can They Redress the Balance?
Universities Have Too Few Women at the Top. How Can They Redress the Balance?
Across the UK, universities are falling behind government targets to increase female representation on their boards by 2020. What steps can they take?
Writing a Peer Review Is a Structured Process That Can Be Learned and Improved
Writing a Peer Review Is a Structured Process That Can Be Learned and Improved
12 steps, relevant to both first-time peer reviewers and those keen to brush up on their skills.
How to Get the Most Out of a Conference
It helps to choose the right scholarly meeting and to swallow your discomfort with schmoozing.
To Steal or Not to Steal? Could Sci-Hub Change the Publishing Industry?
Elsevier, a major scientific publisher, has a 36 percent profit margin - bigger than Apple, Amazon, and Google. And it's just one of many. But Sci-Hub could change all that by releasing every article for free.
Cheap Flights Increase Research Collaboration, Study Finds
Expansion of US carrier associated with an increase in partnerships of more than 30 percent.
On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing
Firsthand account about the experience of racism in scholarly publishing, showing we have "a great deal of powerful and humbling work to do" to address racism and the white-dominated culture of our industry.
Squeaky Clean Mice Could Be Ruining Research
Most lab mice are kept in pristine conditions, but a few immunologists think a dose of dirt could make them a better model of human disease.
Copyright Reforms Draw Fire from Scientists
The latest drafts of the copyright regulations in the EU have triggered a wave of criticism from open-science advocates saying that the proposals will stifle research and scholarly communication.
Elsevier Reports 40% Gender Pay Gap
Elsevier has reported a median pay gap of 40%, more than twice the UK average of 18.4% and the highest yet reported by a publishing company.
Winner of DARPA Robot Competition Partners with Weapons Company, AI Researchers Call For Boycott
Update to Analysis of Open Science Policies Finds New Activity in Multiple Countries
Update to Analysis of Open Science Policies Finds New Activity in Multiple Countries
Open Data policy development in Europe is constantly evolving. In an effort to stay abreast of these changes on behalf of the community, the DCC, together with SPARC Europe, has recently released an update to our analysis of Open Data policies in Europe.
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