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Open Science

Legal Compendium on Open Science: Guideline Answers Legal Questions

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Legal Compendium on Open Science: Guideline Answers Legal Questions

 With this compendium, the Hamburg Open Science Programme aims to provide practical support for practitioners of open science and to help remove existing obstacles on the way to greater transparency in science.

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An Intimate Insight on Psychopathy and a Novel Hermeneutic Psychological Science

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An Intimate Insight on Psychopathy and a Novel Hermeneutic Psychological Science

This paper is rather a profound hermeneutic enunciation putting into question our present understanding of psychopathy. It further articulates, in complement, a novel theoretical and methodological conceptualisation for a hermeneutic psychological science.

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We Scientists Must Rise Up to Prevent the Climate Crisis. Words Aren't Enough

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We Scientists Must Rise Up to Prevent the Climate Crisis. Words Aren't Enough

Our profession has been great at raising awareness. But this alone won't succeed against the might of the oil and gas lobbyists.

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Scientists Must Act on Our Own Warnings to Humanity
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Scientists Must Act on Our Own Warnings to Humanity

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Scientists Must Act on Our Own Warnings to Humanity

We face interconnected planetary emergencies threatening our climate and ecosystems. Scientists should join civil disobedience movements to fight these unprecedented crises.

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The Grad Activist: Why I'm Striking for Climate | GradHacker

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The Grad Activist: Why I'm Striking for Climate | GradHacker

One graduate student explains the importance of the global climate strike.

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From Scientist to Activist

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From Scientist to Activist

A personal account from climate scientist to climate activist, and motivation to join a climate action on Sept 20, 2019: the Global Climate Strike.

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UK Priorities for Science, Research and Innovation

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UK Priorities for Science, Research and Innovation

The UK is focusing on international partnerships and ground-breaking sector deals in order to remain a global leader in science

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Boosting Culture, Heritage, Science and Innovation in the Netherlands

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Boosting Culture, Heritage, Science and Innovation in the Netherlands

The Government of the Netherlands has launched a funding drive to support culture and heritage sectors, as well as in science and innovation.

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Journals' Instructions to Authors: A Cross-sectional Study Across Scientific Disciplines

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Journals' Instructions to Authors: A Cross-sectional Study Across Scientific Disciplines

Study investigated 19 topics related to transparency in reporting and research integrity. Only three topics were addressed in more than one third of scientific journals' Instructions to Authors.

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'No Room at the Top for Women Scientists'

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'No Room at the Top for Women Scientists'

The number of women climbing the career ladder in science remains "disappointingly low", says a new study.

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Misconduct

How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

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How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein's status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions to the lab far exceeding the amounts M.I.T. has publicly admitted.

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Interdisciplinarity

Does Increased Interdisciplinary Contact Among Hard and Social Scientists Help or Hinder Interdisciplinary Research?

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Does Increased Interdisciplinary Contact Among Hard and Social Scientists Help or Hinder Interdisciplinary Research?

For interdisciplinary projects to flourish, scientists must recognise the potential contribution of other disciplines in answering key research questions. Recent research suggested that social sciences may be appreciated less than hard sciences overall.

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Engaging Policy in Science Writing: Patterns and Strategies

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Engaging Policy in Science Writing: Patterns and Strategies

Translating scientific research and findings into policy discussion often requires an understanding of the institutional complexities of policy processes. This study developed a set of metrics to examine how researchers have undertaken that challenge.

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Switzerland Was Sent into Scientific Exile. No Deal Could Mean the Same for Britain

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Switzerland Was Sent into Scientific Exile. No Deal Could Mean the Same for Britain

EU-backed research projects were slashed after Switzerland voted to curb immigration. The UK should take note.

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Institutional Report Cards for Gender Equality: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking Efforts for Women in STEM

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Institutional Report Cards for Gender Equality: Lessons Learned from Benchmarking Efforts for Women in STEM

The outcomes of a 4-year pilot phase which gathered information from over 500 institutions are discussed, outlining future directions for efforts to promote gender equity in STEM.

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NOAA Staff Warned in Sept. 1 Directive Against Contradicting Trump

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NOAA Staff Warned in Sept. 1 Directive Against Contradicting Trump

Nearly a week before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publicly backed President Trump over its own scientists, a top NOAA official warned its staff against contradicting the president. This happened hours after Trump asserted, with no evidence, that Alabama "would most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated" by hurricane Dorian, and days before he showed a hurricane map modified with a hand-drawn, half-circle around Alabama.

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Chief Scientist Investigating NOAA's Backing of Trump over Experts on Dorian

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Chief Scientist Investigating NOAA's Backing of Trump over Experts on Dorian

The acting chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is investigating whether the agency's response to President Trump's claims about Hurricane Dorian constituted a violation of policies and ethics.

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Science Communication

Can Scientists Fill the Science Journalism Void? Online Public Engagement with Science Stories Authored by Scientists

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Can Scientists Fill the Science Journalism Void? Online Public Engagement with Science Stories Authored by Scientists

In recent years traditional journalism has experienced a collapse, and science journalism has been a major casualty. One potential remedy is to encourage scientists to write for news media about science.

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Science Communication

Science-Graphic Art Partnerships to Increase Research Impact

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Science-Graphic Art Partnerships to Increase Research Impact

Graphics are becoming increasingly important for scientists to effectively communicate their findings to broad audiences, but most researchers lack expertise in visual media.

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Science Politics

Cantwell Wants Hearings on Political Pressure on Scientists

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Cantwell Wants Hearings on Political Pressure on Scientists

Sen. Maria Cantwell calls for committee hearings on whether Trump administration is trying to "undermine science."

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Citations

Elsevier Investigates Hundreds of Peer Reviewers for Manipulating Citations

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Elsevier Investigates Hundreds of Peer Reviewers for Manipulating Citations

The publisher is scrutinizing researchers who might be inappropriately using the review process to promote their own work.

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Preregistration

What's Next for Registered Reports?

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What's Next for Registered Reports?

Reviewing and accepting study plans before results are known can counter perverse incentives. Chris Chambers sets out three ways to improve the approach.

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EU

Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel Picked to Run Horizon Europe

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Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel Picked to Run Horizon Europe

The incoming president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, nominated Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel to take charge of research, innovation and education, but has scotched research from the name of the brief for the first time, relabelling it the 'Innovation and Youth' portfolio.

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Set Citation Data Free

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Set Citation Data Free

Respondents to a Nature poll want to make their own decisions about how to interpret citation metrics. That requires data to be freely accessible.

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UK Universities Welcome U-turn on Student Visas

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UK Universities Welcome U-turn on Student Visas

The UK government’s announcement of its plans to offer extended post-study work visas for international graduates of UK universities has received an unusual response - unalloyed praise from the higher education sector.

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Nobelist: Toughest, Not Most Talented, Stay in Academia

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Nobelist: Toughest, Not Most Talented, Stay in Academia

Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure 'intolerable' precarity throughout their thirties

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American Universities Are Addicted to Billionaires

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American Universities Are Addicted to Billionaires

What happened when Jeffrey Epstein funded science and tech? Women were excluded.

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Early Career Researchers

Universities Need to Do More to Support Grad Student Parents

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Early Career Researchers

Universities Need to Do More to Support Grad Student Parents

The financial strain of having a baby during her Ph.D. put this researcher's career in jeopardy.

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Misconduct

A Publisher Just Retracted 22 Articles. And the Whistleblower is Just Getting Started.

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A Publisher Just Retracted 22 Articles. And the Whistleblower is Just Getting Started.

SAGE Publishing is today retracting 22 articles by a materials science researcher who published in two of their journals - but the anonymous reader who brought the problems to their attention…

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A Publisher Wants to Destigmatize Retractions. Here's How

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A Publisher Wants to Destigmatize Retractions. Here's How

It's no secret that retractions have a stigma, which is very likely part of why authors often resist the move - even when honest error is involved.

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