The SNSF meticulously examines its funding activities. From now on, it will publish these analyses on its data portal. To kick things off, Open Access, ERC grants and women scientists during the pandemic are in focus.
Anxiety and depression among graduate students seems to be on the rise. Systemic change is needed to halt an ongoing crisis.
Draft update to 2003 policy of the National Institute of Health will require that all grantees make data sets freely available.
But critics worry the metrics remain prone to misuse.
Smartphones, sensors and consumer habits reveal much about society. Too few people have a say in how these data are created and used.
Open science will make science more efficient, reliable and responsive to societal challenges. The European Commission has sought to advance Open Science policy from its inception in a holistic and integrated way, covering all aspects of the research cycle from scientific discovery and review to sharing knowledge, publishing and outreach.
We should strive for open but also be realistic about the options truly available to researchers and discuss them transparently and honestly, argues Dustin Fife.
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
Some funders and publishers call it unethical, for others, it's par for the course.
Bitcoin mining - the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm - is a deeply energy intensive process
An overview of some of the background, considerations, and discussions on some of the topics surrounding publishing open access.
The next phase of the Executable Research Article project will focus on reducing barriers to the authoring and publication of reproducible research papers.
Swiss universities called on the Federal Council on Monday to resolve a long-running treaty saga with Brussels, or risk scuppering the country's chances of a research deal.
Data from a four-year study of institutional 'report cards' undertaken as part of the New York Stem Cell Foundation's (NYSCF) Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering (IWISE) suggest that although a growing number of women are training in the sciences, efforts to promote and maintain women in more senior scientific roles are still largely inadequate. The study is being reported Sept. 5 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what's the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names?
Marking the launch of a new research on research institute, James Wilsdon reflects on the challenges of making good research and development policy. One surprising thread of continuity between Boris Johnson’s government and that of Theresa May, is its enthusiasm for research and innovation.
Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.
Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat
A new report draws on contributions from more than 3,700 researchers to look at the current research landscape in the UK, including systems of research assessment, and to look ahead at how it may change over the next five to ten years.
"We are at a crisis point," according to a new report from the highly respected Brennan Center for Justice, "with almost weekly violations of previously respected safeguards."
In science, questions matter a lot. But as a young female scientist speaking up in a public forum, the stakes may just feel a little higher.
The nonsensical computer-generated articles, spotted years after the problem was first seen, could lead to a wave of retractions.
Even with vaccination efforts in full force, the theoretical threshold for vanquishing COVID-19 looks to be out of reach.
Summary of recent activities around OA monographs.
Despite policies that endorse more inclusiveness, incentives work against including female subjects in experiments.
I can't see them. Therefore they're not real." From which century was this quote drawn? Not a medieval one. The utterance emerged in February 2019 from Fox & Friends presenter Pete Hegseth, who was referring to … germs.
The three of us took a break from our PhD programmes for a stint that enriched our CVs and improved our chances of career success.
The ERC has now funded more than 10,000 grant recipients who are making a real impact on people's lives, achieving scientific breakthroughs that drive innovation.
