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The 10-Year Baby Window That Is the Key to the Women’s Pay Gap

The 10-Year Baby Window That Is the Key to the Women’s Pay Gap

Women who have their first child before 25 or after 35 eventually close the salary divide with their husbands. It’s the years in between that are most problematic, research shows.

Unlocking the Open - Europe PMC Integrates with Unpaywall

Unlocking the Open - Europe PMC Integrates with Unpaywall

Europe PMC, one of the largest free online open access repositories in the life sciences, has teamed up with Unpaywall to unlock even more content for their users (the SNSF is a Europe PMC funding group member).

Using Software to Fight Cancer Research Fraud

Using Software to Fight Cancer Research Fraud

After discovering a pattern of fraudulent papers from China, an Australian oncologist aims to expand her watchdog project and keep the retractions coming.

China Issues Regulations for Improving Security and Management of Scientific Data

China Issues Regulations for Improving Security and Management of Scientific Data

The regulations issued by the State Council aim to improve the management, security, accuracy, and openness of scientific data.

Changes Arise for Industry and Non-EU Roles in FP9

Changes Arise for Industry and Non-EU Roles in FP9

The EU’s next R&D funding programme might provide more diffuse support for industry and be more open to non-EU countries, a document apparently leaked from the European Commission suggests.

Elsevier Launches Mendeley Data to Manage Entire Lifecycle of Research Data

Elsevier Launches Mendeley Data to Manage Entire Lifecycle of Research Data

Elsevier has launched Mendeley Data, a new, cloud-based platform designed to help universities and researchers manage, share and showcase their research data. With Mendeley Data, researchers can safely record and share research data while improving its reuse via publication, while universities can showcase institutional outputs and improve their collaboration rate.

From Babies' Brains to Bacterial Warfare: ERC Invests €650 Million in Ground-Breaking Research

From Babies' Brains to Bacterial Warfare: ERC Invests €650 Million in Ground-Breaking Research

The announcement of ERC Advanced Grants, worth a total of €653 million, benefiting 269 senior researchers across Europe. 

Winner of DARPA Robot Competition Partners with Weapons Company, AI Researchers Call For Boycott

Winner of DARPA Robot Competition Partners with Weapons Company, AI Researchers Call For Boycott

Top researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have called for a boycott of the South Korean university KAIST after it opened a lab with the defense firm Hanwha Systems.

Cancer Researchers Push to Relax Rules for Clinical Trials

Cancer Researchers Push to Relax Rules for Clinical Trials

US government examines whether criteria for participating in drug studies unnecessarily exclude some people.

Copyright Reforms Draw Fire from Scientists

Copyright Reforms Draw Fire from Scientists

The latest drafts of the copyright regulations in the EU have triggered a wave of criticism from open-science advocates saying that the proposals will stifle research and scholarly communication.

NIH Rejected Study of Alcohol Advertising While Pursuing Industry Funding

NIH Rejected Study of Alcohol Advertising While Pursuing Industry Funding

"This will NOT happen again," an NIH official promised an alcohol industry lobbyist in an email, referring to a study linking marketing to underage drinking.

Brexit Deal Must Include EU Science Scheme, MPs Say

Brexit Deal Must Include EU Science Scheme, MPs Say

The UK’s continued participation in European Union research programmes and bodies such as the European Medicines Agency should be among the criteria by which a Brexit deal is judged, MPs have said.

Dr Patrick Vallance Takes up His Appointment as Government Chief Scientific Adviser

Dr Patrick Vallance Takes up His Appointment as Government Chief Scientific Adviser

Dr Patrick Vallance starts in his role as Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) today.

Time to Talk About Why so Many Postgrads Have Poor Mental Health

Time to Talk About Why so Many Postgrads Have Poor Mental Health

An outpouring on Twitter highlights the acute pressures on young scientists.

NIH Moves to Punish Researchers who Violate Confidentiality

NIH Moves to Punish Researchers who Violate Confidentiality

The NIH announced in December 2017 that it would rereview dozens of applications that might have been compromised in terms of confidentiality.

Emmanuel Macron Talks About France's AI Strategy

Emmanuel Macron Talks About France's AI Strategy

In an interview with WIRED, French President Emmanuel Macron describes his plans to enhance the country's AI efforts—and differentiate them from those in the US.