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Climate

Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

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Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they're not just for scientists anymore.

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Aim and Scope - SURE Journal

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Aim and Scope - SURE Journal

The Series of Unsurprising Results in Economics (SURE) is an e-journal of high-quality research with "unsurprising" findings. We publish scientifically important and carefully-executed studies with statistically insignificant or otherwise unsurprising results. Studies from all fields of Economics will be considered. SURE is an open-access journal and there are no submission charges. SURE benefits readers by: Mitigating the … Continue reading Aim and Scope →

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Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - We've Had Enough Already

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Pseudoscience and COVID-19 - We've Had Enough Already

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

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Citizen Science in Environmental and Ecological Sciences - Nature Reviews Methods Primers

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Ecology

Citizen Science in Environmental and Ecological Sciences - Nature Reviews Methods Primers

Contributory citizen science is a method in which non-professional participants contribute to data collection in whole or in part to advance scientific research. This Primer outlines the use of citizen science in the environmental and ecological sciences, discussing participant engagement, data quality assurance and bias correction.

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UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with Cuts to Projects and Research Facilities

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UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with Cuts to Projects and Research Facilities

Researchers say best scientists are taking posts overseas because of lack of job stability at home
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COVID-19

U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even As Problems Mounted

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U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even As Problems Mounted

The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.

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EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget

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EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget

The European Commission officially launched a €25 million direct aid package of Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants for researchers from Ukraine, as it announced a €562 million increase for the Horizon Europe budget in 2022.

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EU Ministers Take Small Steps Towards Improving Research Career Structures

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EU Ministers Take Small Steps Towards Improving Research Career Structures

EU ministers have adopted joint recommendations on what the bloc should do to improve research careers, taking a small step towards meaningful change.
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Two Tools to Help You Achieve Career Success in Science

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Two Tools to Help You Achieve Career Success in Science

Should you book a session with a careers advisor or go solo with an individual development plan? Here are the pros and cons of each approach.
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Software Citations Now Available in Zenodo

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Software Citations Now Available in Zenodo

We are proud to announce the release of enhancements which significantly facilitate scientific software citation and discovery.

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Society

How the Dutch Delivered a Traffic Safety Revolution

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How the Dutch Delivered a Traffic Safety Revolution

Drivers and pedestrians in the Netherlands faced injury risks similar to those in the U.S. in 1970. Since then, American streets have become far more dangerous. What happened? 

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Evaluation of Research Proposals by Peer Review Panels: Broader Panels for Broader Assessments?

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Evaluation of Research Proposals by Peer Review Panels: Broader Panels for Broader Assessments?

This exploratory observational study at two large biomedical and health research funders in the Netherlands provides insight into how scientific quality and societal relevance are discussed in panel meetings.

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What Trump's Climate Science Crackdown Means for Global Forecasts

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What Trump's Climate Science Crackdown Means for Global Forecasts

Experts warn that cuts to US scientific agencies would hurt other nations' abilities to accurately forecast the weather.
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The Growing, High-stakes Audit Culture Within the Academy Has Brought About a Different Kind of Publishing Crisis

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The Growing, High-stakes Audit Culture Within the Academy Has Brought About a Different Kind of Publishing Crisis

The spate of high-profile cases of fraudulent publications has revealed a widening replication, or outright deception, crisis in the social sciences. To Marc Spooner, researchers “cooking up” findings and the deliberate faking of science is a result of extreme pressures to publish, brought about by an increasingly pervasive audit culture within the academy.

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Thousands of Grant Peer Reviewers Share Concerns in Global Survey

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Thousands of Grant Peer Reviewers Share Concerns in Global Survey

Peer review process helps funders make decisions, but researchers say it is lacks transparency and takes up too much of their time.

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100 Inspiring Hispanic Scientists in America

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100 Inspiring Hispanic Scientists in America

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Christina Termini from UCLA presents a list of 100 Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America that all researchers can look to for inspiration.

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Higher Education

Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era

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Aim Lower: Social Mobility and Higher Education in the Levelling Up Era

Social mobility champions are accused of having ‘lost focus on the role that a socially mobile society should have in matching all members of society into occupations and roles which they are suited for and enjoy, and at which they excel.’ Indeed, they give little attention to ‘the actual aspirations and ambitions of real people’. 

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Careers: Tales of the Unexpected

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Careers: Tales of the Unexpected

A single event can completely change the direction of a career in science; four researchers share their stories.

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Open Science

Publish Peer Reviews

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Peer Review
Open Science

Publish Peer Reviews

Jessica K. Polka and colleagues call on journals to sign a pledge to make reviewers’ anonymous comments part of the official scientific record.

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Open Access

Q&A about the Cancellation of the Agreement with Elsevier Commencing 1 July

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Q&A about the Cancellation of the Agreement with Elsevier Commencing 1 July

Why was the agreement with Elsevier not renewed?

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Could Welfare State Research Rise from the Rubble of Covid-19?

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Could Welfare State Research Rise from the Rubble of Covid-19?

Global recession may make public and policymakers think more about those 'at the bottom of society', says social policy academic.

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Medicine

Quantum Leap for Medical Research As Microscope Zooms in on Tiny Structures

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Quantum Leap for Medical Research As Microscope Zooms in on Tiny Structures

Australian scientists develop a microscope that works with 35% more clarity, raising hope for improvements in medical imaging.

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Sustainability
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Balancing National Economic Policy Outcomes for Sustainable Development - Nature Communications

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Sustainability
Economy

Balancing National Economic Policy Outcomes for Sustainable Development - Nature Communications

Selecting economic policies to achieve sustainable development is challenging due to the many sectors involved and the trade-offs implied. Artificial intelligence combined with economy-wide computer simulations can help.

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Open Data
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Sharing Data Faster to Fight an Epidemic

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Sharing Data Faster to Fight an Epidemic

Scientists researching the new coronavirus are bypassing traditional medical journals to publish their findings more quickly online.

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Universities

US Universities Call for Clearer Rules on Science Espionage Amid Crackdown

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US Universities Call for Clearer Rules on Science Espionage Amid Crackdown

As the National Institutes of Health begins implementing Trump-era guidelines, researchers voice concerns over transparency and racial profiling.

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Israel

Amid Gaza War, Debate Intensifies: is It Wrong to Collaborate with Israeli Universities?

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Amid Gaza War, Debate Intensifies: is It Wrong to Collaborate with Israeli Universities?

For European academia, there's perhaps no more burning and divisive question than whether to continue collaborating with Israel. 
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Groundbreaking Deal Makes Large Number of German Studies Free to Public

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Groundbreaking Deal Makes Large Number of German Studies Free to Public

New contract gives researchers access to Wiley's journals and makes their papers open access

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Women in Science
Equality

When Aggression is Viewed As Brilliance, It Hurts Women in Science, and Science Itself

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When Aggression is Viewed As Brilliance, It Hurts Women in Science, and Science Itself

Tearing down ideas is central to scientific practice, but when it bleeds into the interpersonal, science loses its humanity.

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Stillbirth Rate Rises Dramatically During Pandemic

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Stillbirth Rate Rises Dramatically During Pandemic

Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.

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A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

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A New Model Predicts Depression and Anxiety Using Artificial Intelligence and Social Media

Utilizing data from Twitter and applying natural language processing artificial intelligence algorithms, researchers created a new, accurate prediction model for depression and anxiety.

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