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Chief of Europe's 1-Billion EUR Brain Project Steps Down

Chief of Europe's 1-Billion EUR Brain Project Steps Down

Chris Ebell, who became director of the initiative in 2015, leaves after differences of opinion with the project’s lead institution.

Top Geneticist Loses 3.5-Million GBP Grant in First Test of Landmark Bullying Policy

Top Geneticist Loses 3.5-Million GBP Grant in First Test of Landmark Bullying Policy

The Wellcome Trust pulled the grant from Nazneen Rahman, who worked at the Institute of Cancer Research in London.

Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?

Harassment Charges: Injustice Done?

Colleagues urge UCI to acknowledge the possibility that its sanctions against Professor Ayala were enacted in haste and to reopen the case and investigate the matter more thoroughly.

Survey of U.S. Government Scientists Finds Range of Attitudes Toward Trump Policies

Survey of U.S. Government Scientists Finds Range of Attitudes Toward Trump Policies

A survey suggests U.S. government scientists views are hard to pigeonhole and fall short of documenting widespread unhappiness with the Trump administration.

When a Female C.E.O. Leaves, the Glass Ceiling Is Restored

When a Female C.E.O. Leaves, the Glass Ceiling Is Restored

Even at companies run by prominent women — where it seems that gender diversity has made great strides — why is a female leader hardly ever replaced by another woman?

Fields Medal Winner Caucher Birkar Gets a New Medal After Original Prize Was Stolen

Fields Medal Winner Caucher Birkar Gets a New Medal After Original Prize Was Stolen

A Kurdish refugee whose top mathematics prize was stolen minutes after he received the honor this week in Rio de Janeiro will get a replacement medal on Saturday, organisers said.

Top Math Laureate Gets New Medal After Prize Stolen

Top Math Laureate Gets New Medal After Prize Stolen

A Kurdish refugee whose top mathematics prize was stolen minutes after he received the honor this week in Rio de Janeiro will get a replacement medal Saturday, organizers said.

India Cracks down on 'Predatory Publishers' Following International Investigation

India Cracks down on 'Predatory Publishers' Following International Investigation

An international investigation has discovered that some 400,000 scientists have published papers in so-called "predatory journals".  Action taken after number of journals run by such publishers triples since 2013.

Plan to Replicate 50 High-Impact Cancer Papers Shrinks to Just 18

Plan to Replicate 50 High-Impact Cancer Papers Shrinks to Just 18

An ambitious project that set out nearly 5 years ago to replicate experiments from 50 high-impact cancer biology papers, but gradually shrank that number, now expects to complete just 18 studies.

Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Wikipedia's Gender Problem

Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Wikipedia's Gender Problem

A software tool uses machine-learning algorithms to scour news articles and scientific citations to find notable scientists missing from Wikipedia.

Scientists Stunned as Medical Non-Profit Group Abruptly Ends Research Grants

Scientists Stunned as Medical Non-Profit Group Abruptly Ends Research Grants

The US-based March of Dimes says it revoked awards to 37 researchers as part of a shift in its funding priorities.

Former refugee among winners of Fields medal - the 'Nobel prize for maths'

Former refugee among winners of Fields medal - the 'Nobel prize for maths'

Caucher Birkar grew up on a farm near the Kurdish city of Marivan in Iran and spoke little English when he began his PhD.

10 Key LERU Messages for Horizon Europe

10 Key LERU Messages for Horizon Europe

Despite the good work by Carlos Moedas and his team, there are still a number of aspects of the proposal that could be improved.

Elsevier Becomes Newest Customer of Unpaywall Data Feed

Elsevier Becomes Newest Customer of Unpaywall Data Feed

Elsevier has become the newest customer of Impactstory's Unpaywall Data Feed, which provides a weekly feed of changes in Unpaywall, our open database of 20 million open access articles.

Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed

Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed

Researcher Jess Wade says efforts to attract girls into science are not evidence-based – and are not working.

How to Retool Graduate STEM Education

How to Retool Graduate STEM Education

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a report outlining key recommendations for graduate programs and the science enterprise. It highlights the need for employers in all sectors to provide financial support for internships and other types of career experiences to students and recent graduates.