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Council of Graduate Schools Data Show There's No One Way to Use a Doctorate

Council of Graduate Schools Data Show There's No One Way to Use a Doctorate

New data shows that many Ph.D.s switch jobs and employment sectors in their early careers and even into midcareer. So Ph.D. programs should help students navigate job opportunities and understand the value of their degrees across sectors.

Commission Names Board Members for Horizon Europe Missions

Commission Names Board Members for Horizon Europe Missions

The experts will be responsible for designing the large-scale, objective-driven research projects, which are seen as central to reframing Europe’s approach to tackling ‘grand challenges’ including climate change, soil erosion, sustainable food production and marine and freshwater pollution.

The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures

The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures

The Association of European Research Libraries is working with Libraries Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) to gather evidence about what happens when Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) block researchers from accessing content because they have attempted text and data mining. 

Science Panel's Fight for Survival

Science Panel's Fight for Survival

The Trump administration wants to disband a panel of national security advisors, the latest U.S. crackdown on science.

Overseas Students Face 'unacceptable' Visa Costs After Outsourcing

Overseas Students Face 'unacceptable' Visa Costs After Outsourcing

Universities fear chaos in September as private company struggles with workload.

No-deal Brexit 'threatens' UK Science Industry

No-deal Brexit 'threatens' UK Science Industry

Wellcome Trust chairwoman warns Boris Johnson that Britain will lose out if it "amputates" the EU.

Significant Economic Benefits? Enhancing the Impact of Open Science for Knowledge Users

Significant Economic Benefits? Enhancing the Impact of Open Science for Knowledge Users

In this post it is discussed how open research can lead to economic benefits. The author suggests that future open research policies should focus on developing research discovery, translation and the capacity for research utilisation outside of the academy.

Austria Launches Its ORCID Consortium

Austria Launches Its ORCID Consortium

We celebrate the official launch of the ORCID Austria consortium at their recent workshop in Vienna, co-hosted by lead organizations TU Wien and the University of Vienna.

Many of the Deadliest Cancers Receive the Least Amount of Research Funding

Many of the Deadliest Cancers Receive the Least Amount of Research Funding

Many of the deadliest or most common cancers get the least amount of nonprofit research funding, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined cancer research funding from nonprofit organizations.

A Vaunted Program for Boosting the Diversity of U.S. Academic Scientists is Starting to Spread

A Vaunted Program for Boosting the Diversity of U.S. Academic Scientists is Starting to Spread

Until recently, few universities tried to replicate the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, aiming to increase diversity among future leaders in science, technology, engineering and related fields. But that's changing.

RDA and COAR Collaborate to Progress Research Data Management Internationally

RDA and COAR Collaborate to Progress Research Data Management Internationally

The Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) are pleased to announce an agreement to work together to strengthen and expand capacities for research data management within the international data repository community.

Meet the Ebola Researchers Testing Drugs and Vaccines in a War Zone

Meet the Ebola Researchers Testing Drugs and Vaccines in a War Zone

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.

Thousands of Universities Join Wave of Climate Emergency Declarations

Thousands of Universities Join Wave of Climate Emergency Declarations

The climate emergency movement is heading to school. Global higher education networks tying together more than 7000 universities and colleges from across the globe declared a climate emergency and published a three-point plan to confront the escalating environmental crisis.

Federally Funded Research Drives One-third of New Patents, Report Finds

Federally Funded Research Drives One-third of New Patents, Report Finds

A new study of millions of patents granted between 1926 and 2017 supports the value of spending tax dollars on basic research.

Royal Society President Stands Up for Chinese Scientists in the United States

Royal Society President Stands Up for Chinese Scientists in the United States

We scientists must stand up for openness and fairness. Discriminating against someone because of their ethnicity, turning down a collaboration or refusing a visa for a conference on the grounds of nationality, or simply making someone feel unwelcome because they are an immigrant - these are all morally objectionable and practically counterproductive. Such behaviour must cease.

The Plan to Mine the World's Research Papers

The Plan to Mine the World's Research Papers

A giant data store quietly being built in India could free vast quantities of science for computer analysis - but is it legal?

ELife Introduces First Demonstration of the Open-source Publishing Platform Libero Publisher

ELife Introduces First Demonstration of the Open-source Publishing Platform Libero Publisher

The working example represents a major milestone in the development of Libero Publisher, a community-supported tool to help modernise academic publishing.